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Pressure mounts on DPP Stephen Parkinson to explain China spy trial collapse

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

Evening Standard

Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse

Stephen Parkinson called on to give ‘fuller explanation’ as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being dropped

The Guardian - UK

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MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ by China spy case as No 10 defends Starmer’s approach

Sir Ken McCallum warned ‘Chinese state actors’ present a national security threat to the UK ‘every day’.

Evening Standard

MI5 chief says China is a daily threat to UK security amid row over collapse of spying case

The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency says China poses a daily threat to the United Kingdom’s security

The Independent UK

China presents a daily threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse

The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to national security.

Euronews

MI5 chief piles pressure on Keir Starmer over spy crisis

MI5 chief expresses 'frustration' at failure to prosecute two men accused of passing intelligence from parliament to Beijing as he reveals UK faces 'daily' national security threats from China

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MI5 chief says Chinese spies pose threat to UK national security ‘every day’

Sir Ken McCallum said the UK had to ‘defend itself resolutely’ against Chinese threats but acknowledged the advantages of having ties with Beijing.

The Independent UK

MI5 fought another China spy threat in past week, agency boss says

Sir Ken McCallum also said he was ‘frustrated’ by the collapse of the Westminster spying trial

Evening Standard

MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ at failure to put men accused of spying for China on trial

Ken McCallum, the domestic spy chief, says he will ‘never back off’ from confronting threats from Beijing

The Guardian - UK

China spy case: The five biggest revelations from the witness statements

The newly released witness statements in the China spying case involving Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry shed light on UK-China relations

Evening Standard

China spy row: what do the witness statements say and what is their significance?

Statements are at heart of row about who, if anyone, was to blame for collapse of case against two men accused of spying

The Guardian - UK

China spy case decision taken ‘purely’ by CPS – minister

The minister also rejected accusations of political interference by Sir Keir Starmer’s Government as ‘completely untrue’.

The Independent UK

The China spy case evidence raises more questions than it answers

EXPLAINED: Political correspondent Archie Mitchell runs through what we know – and the unanswered questions – about the collapsed China spy case

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Alleged Chinese spies were accused of sharing sensitive information about MPs

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were alleged to have passed information to an intelligence agent.

The Guardian - UK

MPs to hold inquiry into collapsed China spy case after No 10 publishes key evidence

Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions yet to be asked’

The Independent UK

‘You’re in spy territory now’: Bombshell evidence exposes new details of China spy allegations

The newly published witness statements shed fresh light on the case, alleging communication between Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry

The Guardian - UK

Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

Keir Starmer releases documents submitted by deputy national security adviser to Crown Prosecution Service

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Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Downing Street to release evidence in collapsed China spy case

Crown Prosecution Service denies it blocked publication of material and says decision rests with the government

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

Downing Street and CPS clash over China spy case evidence

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

The Independent UK

Downing Street and law chiefs clash over China spy case evidence

Stamer could be forced to reveal key evidence as two former cabinet secretaries speak out

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

National security considerations ‘paramount’ in Chinese embassy decision – Reed

A decision is expected on October 21, although that could be pushed back with Steve Reed indicating it would come ‘within weeks’.

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