44 m. ago Cabinet Office denies Cummings' claim government systems were compromised by China

The former No 10 adviser said highly sensitive intelligence material was breached during Boris Johnson’s time in office

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52 m. ago British border officers sent to Balkans as UK seeks to stem flow of migrants

British law enforcement is also sharing techniques to identify visa and passport fraud.

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1 hour ago QUENTIN LETTS: 'She's not a lawyer,' Starmer snapped at Kemi. In his book, there's no worse insult

Here is what I saw when Sir Keir Starmer, MP, KC, PM, rose to his hind legs to try to ambush Kemi Badenoch on the Jonathan Powell-'China spying' affair.

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2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: 'She's not a laywer,' Starmer snapped at Kemi in his book... there's no worse insult

Here is what I saw when Sir Keir Starmer, MP, KC, PM, rose to his hind legs to try to ambush Kemi Badenoch on the Jonathan Powell-'China spying' affair.

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3 h. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer lied through his teeth to the House of Commons to appease a foreign enemy. He may have no option but to resign

Today Keir Starmer lied to the House of Commons. He didn't obfuscate. He didn't deflect. He wasn't, to use that immortal phrase of the late Alan Clark, 'economical with the actualite'.

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on the China spy trial: an opportunity for Labour to prove it understands the threat from Beijing | Editorial

Dispelling confusion about the collapsed case would build confidence that the government has a coherent policyNo single word describes the challenge that China poses for UK foreign policy. There is threat and opportunity; a requirement to engage and an imperative to be guarded. The Communist party in Beijing represses dissent and pursues its interests overseas with coercive nationalist determination. It is not a regime with which Britain can build a relationship based on common values.But China is also a superpower with near-monopoly control of some mineral resources and pre-eminence in important manufacturing supply chains. Trusting friendship is not an option; hostile rejection is unrealistic. It is not easy to manage relations through private diplomacy, let alone under public scrutiny. But Sir Keir Starmer’s government has looked especially awkward in its response to the collapse of a high-profile espionage case, involving the alleged transmission of secrets from inside parliamen...

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6 h. ago Cummings claims China obtained ‘extremely secret’ government data

Dominic Cummings said he would be willing to share what he knew with MPs if they were to hold an inquiry.

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer still hasn't been campaigning in crucial Caerphilly by

He refused to answer a question about why he hasn't been out campaigning

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6 h. ago Stephen Graham plans father and son book after ‘experience making Adolescence’

Letters To Our Sons will be published in October next year.

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7 h. ago Watch in full: Keir Starmer faces PMQs grilling over China spy case

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch faced off in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (15 October).

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7 h. ago Starmer to publish China spy case evidence as he battles Tory ‘cover up’ claims

The Government will publish the evidence submitted by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins.

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8 h. ago Starmer pledges to publish crucial evidence in collapsed China spy case

Sir Keir Starmer made his announcement in a statement to the Commons before tetchy exchanges with Kemi Badenoch on the China spy trial collapse scandal

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8 h. ago Kemi Badenoch brutally mocked over 'Britain' spelling gaffe at PMQs

Kemi Badenoch was brutally mocked at PMQs when a Labour MP spelt out the word Britain to her - after the Tories spelt the word wrong at their annual party conference last week.

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8 h. ago PMQs live: Starmer vows to publish China spy scandal witness statements in clash with Badenoch

At a fiery PMQs Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of ‘obfuscation’ over the China spy case

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8 h. ago Starmer vows to publish China spy evidence showing 'Tories behind case collapse' in tense PMQs standoff

The Prime Minister said he intends to release the witness statements prepared by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins in full

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer finally bows to pressure and says ministers WILL release Government document at the heart of China spying case collapse

The Prime Minister finally confirmed that Downing Street will publish a key witness statement by the deputy national security adviser after a major overnight row with prosecutors.

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9 h. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry 'has stalled because ministers can't find anyone to chair it'

Four months on from Sir Keir Starmer performing a U-turn to commit to a full national probe, the Home Office confirmed it had still yet to appoint anyone to lead the inquiry.

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9 h. ago Keir Starmer to publish major evidence in collapsed China spy case

The case against Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry was suddenly dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in September with charges dropped

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9 h. ago Starmer says evidence in collapsed China spy case will be published

Sir Keir Starmer said the evidence submitted by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins would be disclosed.

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9 h. ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces PMQs grilling over China spy case

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (15 October).

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