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UK removed 'enemy' from China spy case due to former government policy
- Prosecutors dropped charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, collapsing the trial as both men deny passing secrets to Beijing.
- Deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins removed the term `enemy` from a final witness statement because it `did not reflect government policy`, and sent the draft to then‑Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in December 2023.
- Letters indicate Counter Terror Police and the Crown Prosecution Service were aware the `enemy` reference had been removed before charges, and Matthew Collins supplied prosecutors with three witness statements published last week.
- Last week the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy launched an inquiry amid Conservative claims that Sir Keir Starmer allowed the case to collapse earlier this year.
- Attorney General Lord Hermer told MPs he was informed of the DPP's decision on September 3 and did not intervene, while the Labour government, the Conservatives and CPS face questions over responsibility.
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UK removed 'enemy' from China spy case due to former government policy
Britain did not label China as an "enemy" in its evidence to prosecutors in an espionage case that has heaped pressure on the prime minister because it was not the policy of the then-Conservative government, the statement's author said on Friday.
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