Heywood has been linked to the scandal and sacking of a man once seemingly destined for the heights of power in China . Britain asks China to investigate the mysterious death of a spy . Lord Heywood was found dead in November in a Chinese prison . He had ties to a company formed by former officers of the UK 's spy agency . The mystery is part of a story that goes to the inner sanctum of China 's Communist Party .
Britain asks China to investigate the mysterious death of a spy . Lord Heywood was found dead in November in a Chinese prison . He had ties to a company formed by former officers of the UK 's spy agency . The mystery is part of a story that goes to the inner sanctum of China 's Communist Party .