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UK Government Publishes Witness Statements in Dropped Chinese Spy Case
The Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against two men accused of spying for China due to insufficient evidence, amid a 35% rise in espionage investigations, officials said.
- The Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry due to insufficient evidence linking China to a national security threat.
- Kemi Badenoch accused the Labour government of a cover-up during Prime Minister's Questions, asserting that the case collapsed under their administration.
- Labour leader Keir Starmer defended his party, stating that evidence provided was from the previous Conservative government and highlighted conflicting statements on China's threat level.
- MI5 head Sir Ken McCallum expressed frustration over the collapse of the case and confirmed that Chinese state actors pose a daily threat to the UK's national security.
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China poses daily threat to UK security, MI5 chief says
The head of Britain's MI5 security service said on Thursday he was frustrated by the collapse of a China spying case which has led to intense scrutiny of whether the government was to blame, saying China posed a daily national security threat. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service unexpectedly dropped charges last…
Labour is accused of having slowed down the trial of two British people so as not to upset the Chinese authorities. ...
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Grave threat: British spy chief confirms MI5 crushed Chinese plot to attack UK security
MI5 successfully disrupted a Chinese intelligence scheme targeting Britains national security in the previous week, disclosed Director General Sir Ken McCallum. Addressing publicly, he conveyed frustration in the collapse of a major espionage trial that involved parliamentary researchers Chris Cash and Chris Berry. Sir Ken cautioned of a 35 percent elevation in hostile state threat operations, emphasizing developing espionage, sabotage, and terr…
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