Starmer, spies and China’s risk to nationwide safety
The prime minister’s been requested to ‘explain himself’ after the UK’s prime prosecutor blamed the collapse of a China spy trial on the federal government – for not labelling China a threat to nationwide safety.
But Sir Keir Starmer blames the earlier Tory authorities.
A parliamentary researcher and his affiliate had been accused of passing on “politically sensitive” info to a member of China’s ruling politburo – so why received’t it go to courtroom?
Niall is joined by political correspondent Mhari Aurora and the previous head of MI6 Richard Dearlove.
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