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Britain’s Starmer denies trying to appease China, says spying case dropped on legal grounds

Cs news2 months ago06 mins

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected on Wednesday accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…

UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the government wouldn’t call China a threat

Cs news2 months ago03 mins

LONDON – The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country’s chief prosecutor said. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry were charged in April 2024 with violating the Official Secrets Act by providing information…