China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, says Tory politicians opposed to Huawei playing a role in the UK's 5G network are conducting "a witch-hunt".

Axar.az reports citing foreign media.

Some senior Conservatives have written to Tory MPs to raise concerns about the government's decision to give Huawei a role in the network.

The group, including four ex-cabinet ministers, want "high-risk" vendors ruled out now, or phased out over time.

But Mr Liu told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show "they were totally wrong".

"I think what they are doing is a kind of a witch-hunt," he said. "Huawei is a private-owned company, nothing to do with the Chinese government... the only problem they have is they are a Chinese company."