Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he will publish witness statements from deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins that were central to the collapsed espionage case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who were charged with spying for China.</span

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he will publish witness statements from deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins that were central to the collapsed espionage case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who were charged with spying for China.

The Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against Cash and Berry in September after determining evidence could not be obtained showing China represented a threat to UK national security at the time of the alleged offences between 2021 and 2023.</span

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Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against Cash and Berry in September after determining evidence could not be obtained showing China represented a threat to UK national security at the time of the alleged offences between 2021 and 2023.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson explained the case collapsed after a High Court ruling in R v Roussev required proof that China posed a national security threat, but witness statements failed to establish this designation.</span

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Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson explained the case collapsed after a High Court ruling in R v Roussev required proof that China posed a national security threat, but witness statements failed to establish this designation.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Labour government of a cover-up and claimed the previous Conservative government had classified China as a threat, while Starmer cited Conservative officials who avoided such designations.</span

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Labour government of a cover-up and claimed the previous Conservative government had classified China as a threat, while Starmer cited Conservative officials who avoided such designations.

The CPS clarified it had no objection to publishing the witness statements after initially being cited by government sources as blocking their release, stating the material belonged to the government rather than prosecutors.</span

The CPS clarified it had no objection to publishing the witness statements after initially being cited by government sources as blocking their release, stating the material belonged to the government rather than prosecutors.

Both Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Berry, a teacher, have consistently maintained their innocence throughout the proceedings and deny any wrongdoing related to the espionage allegations under the Official Secrets Act.</span

Both Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Berry, a teacher, have consistently maintained their innocence throughout the proceedings and deny any wrongdoing related to the espionage allegations under the Official Secrets Act.

Starmer to Publish Statements from Collapsed China Spy Case

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