Commons assertion on the China spy trial collapse

Watch dwell as a safety minister delivers an replace within the House of Commons relating to the collapse of the China spy trial collapse.

The collapse of the trial has prompted a lot finger pointing between Downing Street, the previous Conservative authorities and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Christopher Cash, 30, a former director of the Beijing-sceptic China Research Group of Tory MPs, and trainer Christopher Berry, 33, had been arrested two years in the past.

They had been charged in April 2024 with passing politically delicate data to a Chinese intelligence agent between December 2021 and February 2023.

The pair, who beforehand taught in China collectively, denied allegations they offered data prejudicial to the pursuits of the state in breach of the Official Secrets Act.

Questions at the moment are being requested about why the case was abruptly ended, with a blame sport rising.

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