China ‘spies’ case was dropped after government failed to provide evidence of Beijing threat

<p>Ministers and officials did not provide statements that China was threat despite ‘many months’ of effort to obtain them</p><p>Charges against two men accused of spying for China <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/15/british-prosecutors-drop-case-against-two-men-accused-of-spying-for-china">were suddenly dropped last month</a> because prosecutors could not obtain critical evidence from the government that Beijing represented a “threat to the national security of the UK”.</p><p>Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, wrote to two select committee chairs to explain that despite trying over “many months”, the sought-after statements were not forthcoming from ministers and officials.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/china-spies-case-was-dropped-after-government-failed-to-provide-evidence-of-beijing-threat">Continue reading...</a>