The collapse of the case against the two men accused of spying for China – just days before the trial was due to start – is one of the most extraordinary stories. Following the dots simply doesn’t work.

The two, former parliamentary aide Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, were charged in 2023 with allegedly passing information which threatened the security of this country .

The implication was the CCP regime in Beijing was of hostile intent . The case collapsed after prosecutors said they could not obtain government evidence confirming that China was a national security threat at the time of the alleged offences.

The Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, was told that the People’s Republic of China was “a challenge”, according to an assessment of the last go

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