'Collapsed spy case sends out dangerous message'

MP Alicia Kearns says the collapsed case against two men accused of spying for Beijing “sends a really dangerous message that we will not defend our own democracy”.

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One of the men accused, 30-year-old Christopher Cash, worked as a parliamentary researcher and was director of the China Research Group, with close links to then-senior Tories including Ms Kearns, pictured, who was chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.