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MPs to hold inquiry into collapsed China spy case after No 10 publishes key evidence


Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions still to be asked’

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Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

MPs will hold an inquiry into the collapse of a trial of two men accused of spying for China, after No 10 published key evidence in an attempt to draw a line under the row.

Matt Western, a Labour MP and chair of the joint committee on the national security strategy, told the House of Commons there are “a lot of questions yet to be asked” and announced a formal inquiry.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct/16/prosecutions-director-must-explain-why-china-spy-case-was-dropped-says-minister

Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-10-16 11:48:00

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