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Damning report finds failures in collapse of China spy trial
"Systematic failures" led to the Chinese spy case collapsing - and there's a risk they could be repeated, a parliamentary inquiry has said.
A report by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) criticised the government and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after the case against two British men accused of spying for China collapsed. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and teacher Christopher Berry were accused of passing secrets to Beijing between 2021 and 2023.
They deny the allegations. The charges were dropped in September as the CPS said it could not get evidence from the government referring to China as a national security threat, prompting accusations of a "cover-up" by the Conservatives.
The report by the cross-party group of MPS and peers said the case was beset by "confusion and misaligned expectations" and cautioned against dismissing the case as a "one-off" caused by outdated espionage laws - something the government blamed for the case's collapse. 'Serious systemic failures' The committee - which launched a highly unusual investigation following the controversy - warned there are parallels in new legislation which must be handled carefully to prevent a similar issue from recurring.
But while "the sequence of some events has raised eyebrows.
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