Britain's sexy spy scandal: Parliament aide Katia Zatuliveter accused as Russian agent, denies claim ; She's no Anna Chapman, but Britain is in the grip of its own sexy Russian spy saga. A research aide to a Member of Parliament has been arrested and faces deportation over allegations she has been passing secret information to Russia's intelligence service, according to London's Sunday Times newspaper.Katia Zatuliveter, 25, who moved to Britain three years ago to attend university, has reportedly been eyed by secret agents for more than six months. They a became concerned she was working as a "sleeper" and gaining access to confidential files belonging to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock.
Hancock, 64, has a reputation as a womanizer and is a member of the sensitive defense select committed, the sunday Times reported. Zatuliveter has been on Hancock's full-time payroll for more than two years; she started as an intern.
"She would walk around in very short skirts and high heels with Hancock and they would be seen having lunch together," said one source. "Certainly some thought she was charming and intelligent." The scandal has rocked Britain and added further tension to its already-strained relations with Russia.
It comes five months after the Brits revoked the dual citizenship of Russia's Anna Chapman, a beautiful redhead who was one of 10 people who pleaded guilty to working as a Russian spy in the U.S.
She is not a Russian spy," Hancock said. "She is appealing it, because she feels - quite rightly - that she has done nothing wrong." For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today
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