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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke

Dominic Cummings claims China stole secret government documents

China breached high-level security systems to obtain “vast amounts” of classified government information over a period of many years, Dominic Cummings has claimed.

Boris Johnson’s former adviser said he and the then prime minister were told about the breach in 2020 and that it involved so-called Strap material, a government classification for highly sensitive intelligence material.

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