Tories seek to keep up pressure over collapse of Chinese spying case

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash had been accused of spying for China, but charges were dropped after the Government declined to say Beijing had been regarded as a threat to national security (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Archive)

Senior Conservatives have asked England’s chief prosecutor if the trial of two alleged Chinese spies could be resumed if the Government declares Beijing is a threat to national security.

The query, in a letter to director of public prosecutions (DPP) Stephen Parkinson, follows the collapse of the trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry last month.