An alleged “spying” controversy has unfolded in the United Kingdom in recent weeks, after the government dropped a legal case against two people accused of covertly working for the Chinese government.

Opposition MPs, including Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, have criticised the Prime Minister Keir Starmer-led Labour government for its handling of the issue.

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The case concerns Christopher Cash, 30, a former director of the think tank China Research Group and parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry, 33, a teacher who had earlier worked in China. They were accused of “gathering and providing information prejudicial to the safety and interests of the state between December 2021 and February 2023,” the BBC reported.

Both men pleaded not guilty, and the Chinese

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