Government asked for a statement ‘on the three witness statements in relation to alleged breach of Official Secrets Act on behalf of China’
The Conservative MP Nick Timothy has posted a thread on social media with some of the questions he claims are raised by the three China witness statements. His first one is::
1. Why did Matt Collins insert positive language about the relationship with China in the Labour government’s evidence, but not the Tory evidence?
The last two directors have had no significant prosecution background at all before their appointment. Yet the core of CPS work is decision-making on which cases to prosecute, and subsequent pre-trial preparation.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/16/china-spy-case-cps-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news-updates
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-10-16 09:30:00
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