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UK: First major challenge to PM Johnson's gov't from within since his Dec-19
election victory as 26 Conservative MPs (including senior figures such as former
party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former First Sec of State Damian Green, and
former Brexit Sec David Davis) sign an amendment to block any Huawei equipment
being used in UK's telecoms network by 2022. 
- Would require another 14 Conservative MPs to vote against gov't whip to pass.
Both centrist and right-wing Con MPs represented among signatories so far.
- Initial gov't decision to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to contribute to
construction of UK's 5G network cause major international backlash, with US
threatening to cut off security cooperation with the UK. 

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