Politics
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Defence lawyers would have used Tories’ statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says
Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been …
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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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China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest
Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to devel…
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China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy
Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialTensions between Bri…
- China, Chris Philp, Crown Prosecution Service, Espionage, Jonathan Powell, Keir Starmer, Labour, Law, MI5, Politics, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism
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…
- China, Conservatives, Crown Prosecution Service, Espionage, Keir Starmer, Labour, Law, Politics, Stephen Kinnock, UK news
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…
- China, Conservatives, Crown Prosecution Service, Espionage, House of Commons, Jonathan Powell, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Law, PMQs, Politics, UK news
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…
- Business, Identity cards, India, Keir Starmer, Narendra Modi, Politics, South and Central Asia, Trade policy, UK news, World news
Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai
Prime minister hopes to learn from success of scheme rolled out to most of country’s 1.4bn citizensKeir Starme…
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Starmer on horns of dilemma over China’s seven-year mega-embassy saga
Decision time is coming after Labour called in the planning application for the new building in east LondonIn …
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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…
- Foreign policy, India, Keir Starmer, Labour, Narendra Modi, Politics, Sikhism, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Arbitrary detention victims urge Starmer to press Modi on jailed British Sikh
Activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in Indian prison for nearly eight years without full trial The siste…
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Tulip Siddiq fears plans to use ‘fake’ documents to secure conviction in corruption trial
Exclusive: Ex-minister being tried in absentia in Bangladesh claims ID card and passport tendered as evidence …
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Parliament vulnerable to ‘foreign actors’ after China spying charges dropped, Commons speaker says
Lindsay Hoyle says decision by prosecutors to drop case ‘leaves the door open’ to spiesThe aide, the associate…
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Clive of India isn’t welcome in Shrewsbury either | Letters
Jean Garner objects to his monument in the Shropshire town and is hoping for Thangam Debbonaire’s support in g…