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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Growing questions over collapsed China spy trial as ex-MI6 chief ‘confused’ by abandoned prosecution

There are growing questions over the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for Beijing, with the former chief of the Secret Intelligence Service saying he is unsure why the prosecution was dropped.

It comes amid allegations that the prime minister’s team had access to multiple documents that proved China was a national security risk but supposedly chose not to hand them over to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) before the case was brought to a close.

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