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Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes
Report says ‘systemic failures’ led to collapse of trial, but found no evidence of UK government interference …
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Missing ‘critical element’ caused UK China spying trial to collapse, say prosecutors
Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecuti…
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‘A high-level operator’: Cai Qi’s rapid rise to become Xi Jinping’s right-hand man
CCP official alleged to be leading a Westminster spy ring is the de facto gatekeeper to the Chinese presidentI…
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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 dropp…
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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 BeijingThe M…
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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’Ques…
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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…
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Key witness statement in China spy row to be published, says Starmer
Statement by deputy national security adviser was central to CPS decision to withdraw spying charges against t…
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China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case
Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi…