2 h. 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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3 h. ago Spy case prosecutors weren’t given MI5 papers on China threat, claims ex

The case against two men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed last month

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12 h. 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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17 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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19 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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20 h. ago Starmer says no minister involved in collapse of China spy case

It comes after the country’s chief prosecutor blamed ministers for failing to provide the crucial evidence needed to prosecute.

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27 h. ago Former top civil servant questions Starmer over China spy trial collapse

Simon Case said intelligence chiefs have described China as a threat for years

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45 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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47 h. ago China spy case: Key questions answered after collapse blamed on Government

The trial was due to start this month, but charges against a former parliamentary researcher and another man were dropped in September.

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47 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of deliberately collapsing 'China spy' trial so Labour can 'suck up' to Beijing

The Tory leader lashed out amid claims that the Prime Minister's light touch with the Communist regime had handed it a free pass to commit espionage in the UK.

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47 h. ago Starmer seeks to blame Tories over collapse of China spy case

The Prime Minister said ‘all the focus’ should be on the Conservative administration’s position on China.

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50 h. ago Starmer faces further pressure to ‘come clean’ over China ‘spy’ case

The director of public prosecutions said the Government had not provided the evidence needed to proceed with the case.

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51 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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52 h. ago China given a free pass to spy on Britain: DPP confirm spy case was dropped because Starmer's advisers refused to call Beijing an 'enemy'

This country's most senior prosecutor sensationally blamed Labour's national security advisers yesterday for the failure of a case against two men accused of spying for Beijing.

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63 h. ago Government refusal to brand China a threat led to spy trial collapse – DPP

The case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry was dropped on September 15.

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64 h. 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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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's national security chief won't have to face a public grilling over collapse of China spy case with committee hearing to be held behind closed doors

Sir Keir Starmer's security chief is to face questions in Parliament about the Chinese spying case - but behind closed doors.

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4 d. ago PM's national security chief could be held in contempt of Parliament if he refuses to appear before committee over China spy scandal after Commons espionage case collapses

Jonathan Powell is facing calls to appear before Parliament to explain why charges were dropped against two British men accused of passing secrets to Beijing.

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4 d. ago Home secretary ‘very disappointed’ over collapse of China spy trial

Shabana Mahmood insisted there was no ministerial interference in the collapse of the case

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer facing questions over collapsed Chinese spy trial as it emerges 'top security advisor attended meetings that warned against calling China an enemy'

Sir Keir Starmer is facing hard questions over his government's role in the collapse of the trial involving allegations that a parliamentary assistant was spying for China.  

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