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Tory MP says collapsed China spy case ‘sends a really dangerous message’

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns has described the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for China as “sending a really dangerous message” (PA) - (PA Archive)

Tory MP Alicia Kearns says the collapsed case against two men accused of spying for Beijing “sends a really dangerous message that we will not defend our own democracy”.

One of the men accused, 30-year-old Christopher Cash, worked as a parliamentary researcher and was director of the China Research Group (CRG), with close links to then-senior Tories including Ms Kearns, who served as chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

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