The European Parliament on Friday banned lobbyists working for Huawei from its premises following the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the Chinese company, in yet another scandal to rock the bloc's legislature.

The European Parliament has banned Huawei (HWT.UL) lobbyists from entering its buildings, a spokesperson for the parliament said on Friday, as authorities probe suspected bribery that could have helped the Chinese tech giant.

Chinese tech giant Huawei has vowed a "zero tolerance policy" towards corruption or other wrongdoing as authorities investigate alleged bribery within the European Parliament. "Huawei takes these allegations very seriously and will immediately look into the investigation to better understand the facts,