Starmer to face Commons grilling over China spy case as No 10 at odds with CPS

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is likely to face further questions over the China spy case at PMQs on Wednesday (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer will face a Commons grilling over the China spy case, after his Government and the Crown Prosecution Service clashed over the release of vital evidence.

The Prime Minister is beset with mounting pressure over his administration’s handling of the collapsed case, after No 10 accused the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of having blocked the publication of a crucial witness statement.