Article 70SEK Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

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Dan Sabbagh, Eleni Courea and Peter Walker
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Documents reveal messages between the accused pair warning: You're in spy territory now'

The Crown Prosecution Service abandoned a case against two Britons accused of spying for China despite being told by the UK's deputy national security adviser that Beijing's intelligence agencies harm the interests and security of the UK".

Three witness statements were released by Keir Starmer on Wednesday night in an effort to draw a line under a row over why the case was dropped against the two, one of whom also warned the other in a message: You're in spy territory now."

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