Government will publish the evidence in China spy case

SIR Keir Starmer has promised to publish the evidence submitted by the Government as part of the collapsed China spy case.

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The Prime Minister said he intends to publish the witness statements prepared by deputy national security adviser (DNSA) Matt Collins in full.

Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party has been pressing ministers over their handling of the collapsed trial of Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry.

Both men, who deny wrongdoing, had been accused of passing secrets to China, but charges against them were dropped last month.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the case collapsed because the Government's evidence did not show that China represented a threat to national security at the time of the alleged offences.