18 h. 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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33 h. 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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34 h. 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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37 h. 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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62 h. 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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68 h. 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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68 h. 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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3 w. ago Mandelson not given security vetting before appointment as UK ambassador to US

Foreign secretary admits Labour peer was cleared as envoy without the involvement of her department

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