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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sophie Wingate

Starmer praises official who submitted evidence in collapsed China spy case

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defended deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has heaped praise on deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins, amid accusations he was being thrown under the bus for providing government evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service in the now-collapsed Chinese spying case.

The Prime Minister has not seen the “independent” witness statement submitted to the CPS by Mr Collins, Downing Street said.

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