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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

The Guardian view on UK national security: a case of state failure

Editorial: This week’s partisan blame game is the wrong response to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying case. The failure of governance runs deeper

The Guardian - UK

The China spy row is uniquely damaging to public confidence

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The collapse of a spying case ahead of the trial is not just an embarrassment for Keir Starmer, it is a reminder that his government must strike a more effective balance in its approach to Beijing – by protecting national security without compromising diplomatic and economic…

The Independent UK

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Ministers plan high-level visits to China despite espionage trial outcry

National security adviser, education secretary and science minister to visit before end of year as part of policy to reset relations

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information

Eighteen-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls former ally a ‘bad guy’

The Guardian - US

Decision on China super embassy in London delayed for second time amid spy row

A ruling on the controversial plans has been pushed back after concerns over national security were raised

Evening Standard

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

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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 makes startling revelation about number of children arrested for terror offences

Around a fifth of the 232 terrorism arrests last year were of children under 17, Sir Ken McCallum said

The Independent UK

One-in-five terror arrests last year was a child under 17, MI5 chief says

A new Interventions Centre of Expertise will manage threats in cases involving adolescents, mental ill health or other complex risks.

Evening Standard

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

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 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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Starmer intervention in China spy case collapse would have been ‘absurd’ – No 10

The CPS dropped the case after deeming the evidence did not show China was a threat to national security.

The Independent 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’.

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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

GamesRadar

Controversial $55 billion EA buyout sparks "profound concern" from US senators "about the foreign influence and national security risks"

Such deals aren't just about "financial returns" – they're "about influence"

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – as it happened

Downing Street says had Starmer intervened he would have been interfering in a case related to a previous government

The Independent UK

Tories put pressure on Starmer following release of China spy case statements

Kemi Badenoch questioned why the final witness statement submitted in the case set out Sir Keir Starmer’s approach to relations with Beijing.

Evening Standard

China spy case row: Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer as witness statements are revealed

In the statements, deputy national security adviser Matt Collins called China ‘the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security’

AAP

Albanese adviser tapped for top national security post

One of Australia's major security agencies will have a woman lead the organisation for the first time in its history.

PC Gamer

US senators express 'profound concern' over EA buyout: 'The proposed transaction poses a number of significant foreign influence and national security risks'

Whether it adds up to anything remains to be seen, but Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are big mad about it.

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