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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

China spy case row shows why most MPs prefer conspiracy theory over cock-up

Ward standing, gesturing in Commons
Chris Ward only had to endure a modicum of faux pity from opposition MPs. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

It’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA) Matthew Collins late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.

There was no way MPs were going to let a story like this out of their clutches. This was their moment to take centre stage. When they could bathe in their own importance. When they could believe that they and national security were one and the same thing.

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