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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Hughes

Starmer faces further pressure to ‘come clean’ over China ‘spy’ case

The Prime Minister has said the previous Tory administration’s stance on China was the reason for the case being dropped (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure over the collapse of the trial of alleged Chinese spies after the country’s chief prosecutor blamed ministers for failing to provide the crucial evidence needed to proceed.

The Prime Minister has insisted the previous Tory administration’s stance on China was the reason for the case being dropped, because it had not deemed Beijing to be a threat to national security.

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