London: The British government has confirmed that the next administration will decide whether Huawei can supply the country's 5G rollout, saying the election will prevent Boris Johnson's government from making a decision, which is now nine-months overdue.

The confirmation, from outgoing Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan in a letter to her Conservative colleague and MP Tom Tugendhat, came as the prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg called for the issue to be put to the public in the election campaign.

"While it was this Government's intention to conclude the aspect of the review in the autumn, the general election timetable and pre-election period mean that this will not now be possible," Morgan wrote.

"The decision will, therefore, be for the next government. I would expect that a future government would wish to inform Parliament of its decision, once made, at the appropriate time."