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Starmer says evidence in collapsed China spy case will be published
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will publish key witness statements after espionage charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence that China posed a security threat, Crown Prosecution Service said.
- The Prime Minister plans to publish witness statements prepared by Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Collins in full.
- Sir Keir Starmer committed to publishing Matt Collins' evidence during Prime Minister's Questions.
- The Crown Prosecution Service stated the case was dropped as the Government's evidence did not prove that China posed a national security threat.
- Sir Keir Starmer emphasized that the substantive evidence was provided in 2023 by the previous government.
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UK publishes evidence in collapsed China spy case
LONDON - The UK government published evidence Wednesday it had submitted in now-collapsed legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to contain controversy over the failed case.
UK PM Keir Starmer Publishes Evidence In Collapsed China Spy Case
The UK government published evidence Wednesday it had submitted in now-collapsed legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to contain controversy over the failed case.
Starmer promises evidence in China spy case will be published
The Chinese spy case collapsed a month ago. But it is only in the last couple of weeks that it has made front page news. It has drawn in the Prime Minister and some of his senior advisors with accusations over how far they went in designating China a security threat. When it started to pit the Crown Prosecution Service against the government, Sir Keir Starmer – former director of public prosecutions himself – decided to act, saying he would publ…
Keir Starmer has a weak point that the conservative opposition exploits conscientiously. The mentality of lawyer and prosecutor, who were his professions for decades, leads the British Prime Minister to respond slowly and nuancedly to political ambushes. It has been several days of confusion and scandalous headlines in the media until the head of government of the United Kingdom has announced this Wednesday, during the parliamentary control sess…
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