48 m. ago No 10 publishes crucial witness statements in collapsed China spy case

Keir Starmer ordered the release of witness statements provided for the trial of two men who allegedly spied for China

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4 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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9 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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9 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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9 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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10 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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10 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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10 h. ago Starmer to publish crucial witness statements in China spy case

Prime minister has been under pressure over dropping of charges against two British men

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11 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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11 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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11 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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11 h. ago PMQs LIVE: Kemi Badenoch's 'lawyer' insult spectacularly backfires in tense row with Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer is facing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions where they have engaged in a testy exchange over the collapse of the China spy case

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11 h. ago PMQs live: Starmer set to face Badenoch as government under pressure over China spy scandal

Starmer to face grilling at PMQs in the Commons at midday

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21 h. ago Critical evidence that collapsed the China spy trial will be kept secret

Requests to release a key witness statement by the deputy national security adviser have been rejected after the Crown Prosecution Service said it would be 'inappropriate' outside of a courtroom.

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22 h. ago MICHAEL GOVE: Amid Labour's bluster over the China spy row, laughter is echoing around Beijing that Britain has crumbled like a fortune cookie under the tracks of a Tiananmen tank

Presumably, if a foreign state with provably malign intent were alleged to have co-opted individuals in the heart of Parliament to break the law, you would imagine the Prime Minister would be all over it.

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23 h. ago Starmer to face Commons grilling over China spy case as No 10 at odds with CPS

No 10 claimed the Crown Prosecution Service blocked it from publishing evidence vital to the case, something the prosecutors’ office denies.

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33 h. ago Starmer praises official who submitted evidence in collapsed China spy case

The Prime Minister has not seen the witness statement provided to the Crown Prosecution Service by deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins.

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41 h. ago ‘Did two Brits spy for China?’ is one question. ‘Can any UK PM really stand up to China?’ is an even bigger one | Gaby Hinsliff

It’s Keir Starmer’s turn to muddle through a problem that none of his predecessors solved: can his cash-poor nation afford to offend a superpower? It has all the makings of a gripping spy novel.Two young men accused of passing secrets to China, who vigorously protest their innocence, are swept up in a swirling political intrigue with a shadowy semi-mythical figure (in the shape of veteran Downing Street national security adviser Jonathan Powell) at its heart. Yet the story dominating domestic headlines as MPs returned from recess this week is not fiction, or at least not entirely.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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50 h. ago MI5 delivers chilling warning to MPs on spy threats from Russia and China

The intelligence service put out guidance to MPs and peers on how to counter 'espionage and foreign interference' amidst a row over the collapse of a major China spy case

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51 h. ago Ministers say civil servant made evidence decisions in failed China spy case

Deputy national security adviser Matt Collins named as being personally responsible for providing witness statements

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