48 h. ago MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ at failure to put men accused of spying for China on trial

Ken McCallum, the domestic spy chief, says he will ‘never back off’ from confronting threats from BeijingUK politics live – latest updatesThe MI5 director general, Ken McCallum, has acknowledged his frustration at the failure to put on trial two Britons who had been accused of spying for China, in an apparent rebuke to prosecutors who dropped the high-profile case last month.The domestic spy chief insisted he would “never back off” from confronting threats from Beijing, which he said posed a national security threat “every day”, although the wider UK-China relationship was a matter for the government. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Starmer intervention in China spy case collapse would have been ‘absurd’ – No 10

The CPS dropped the case after deeming the evidence did not show China was a threat to national security.

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52 h. ago China spy case row: Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer as witness statements are revealed

In the statements, deputy national security adviser Matt Collins called China ‘the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security’

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53 h. ago China is a national security threat to the UK, spy case official warned

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer facing questions after witness statements provided for the trial of two men who allegedly spied for China also say government is ‘committed to pursuing a positive relationship’ with Beijing

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61 h. ago Starmer faces more questions after publishing China spy case evidence

The CPS dropped the case after deeming the evidence did not show China was a threat to national security.

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4 d. ago Wriggling Yvette Cooper refuses to voice 'confidence' in deputy national security chief after China spying trial collapse as ministers are accused of 'scapegoating' official

The Foreign Secretary refused to say if Matthew Collins should remain in his post or if she had confidence in his ability, in the deepening row over how Beijing is handled by Labour .

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4 d. ago Labour accused of making deputy national security adviser 'scapegoat' over collapse of China spying trial

Labour have blamed Jonathan Powell's deputy for the controversial collapse of the Chinese spies case.

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4 d. ago China poses ‘series of threats to national security’, UK Government says

Security minister Dan Jarvis said the Government made every effort to support the prosecution of alleged spies.

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6 d. ago PM’s national security adviser ‘played no role in collapse of China spy case’

Jonathan Powell did not take part in discussions about the ‘substance or the evidence’ of the case, Bridget Phillipson said.

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6 d. ago Starmer has 'full confidence' in Blairite national security chief Jonathan Powell despite mounting fury at China spying case shambles

Cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson insisted the PM is still behind the key adviser as MPs demand answers.

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8 d. ago UK must work with China but there are ‘security threats', admits Foreign Secretary

Yvette Cooper on Friday declined to say whether she has seen a dossier outlining China as a threat to Britain's national security

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8 d. ago National security adviser accused of torpedoing China spy case DID back charges, so why did he change his mind?

Matthew Collins initially provided an assessment for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in support of the espionage case against parliamentary aide Chris Cash and teacher pal Chris Berry.

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8 d. ago National security adviser accused of torpedoing China spy case DID sign off on charges, so why did he change his mind?

Matthew Collins initially provided an assessment for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in support of the espionage case against parliamentary aide Chris Cash and teacher pal Chris Berry.

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8 d. ago Former top British official says China is a threat to UK national security

Mark Sedwill adds to pressure on Keir Starmer by saying he is ‘puzzled’ why a Chinese spy case collapsed

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8 d. ago UK’s terror law watchdog ‘investigating’ after collapse of China spy case

Jonathan Hall KC said China was a ‘threat to national security’ and the public deserved a better explanation of what happened with the prosecution.

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8 d. ago Former cabinet secretary ‘puzzled’ by China spy case collapse amid fresh questions over Starmer’s explanation

The former national security adviser and cabinet secretary said ‘of course’ China is a national security threat to Britain

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9 d. ago Collapse of China spy case shows ‘UK can be bullied’, says trial witness

Government failed to provide evidence China was a threat to national security

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1 week ago UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn't call China a threat

England's chief prosecutor says the trial of two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because the government refused to label China a national security threat

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1 week ago Spy case against Edinburgh man collapsed due to failure to label China a security threat

Prosecutors said they could not obtain evidence from the UK Government that China was a national security threat.

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1 week ago Carte blanche for China to spy on Britain: Espionage case collapsed after Government advisers refused to brand Beijing a national security threat, CPS chief reveals

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson revealed that the China spy case collapsed after the Government's national security adviser refused to provide crucial evidence.

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