Government made ‘every effort’ to support China spying trial, says minister

<p>Dan Jarvis accuses Tories of suggesting case was deliberately abandoned ‘without a shred of evidence’</p><p>The government made “every effort” to support the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/20/collapse-uk-spy-trial-china-christopher-cash-christopher-berry">trial of two men accused of spying for China</a>, a minister has said, as he accused the Tories of claiming the case was deliberately abandoned “without a shred of evidence”.</p><p>Dan Jarvis, the security minister, issued a robust defence of Jonathan Powell in the Commons after reports that Keir Starmer’s national security adviser played a role in the collapse of the case.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/13/government-made-every-effort-to-support-china-spy-case-says-minister">Continue reading...</a>