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Witness statements shed fresh light in China spy case

Government will publish witness statement it submitted as part of China spy case, Starmer says

The UK government has published three witness statements in the now-collapsed case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who were accused of spying for China.
The Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case after deeming the evidence insufficient to prove China posed a national security threat.
Witness statements allege Christopher Cash told Christopher Berry, "You're in spy territory now," and that information regarding the Tory leadership race was leaked to China.
One witness statement alleges that Beijing recruited Christopher Berry to use Christopher Cash as a sub-source with access to Parliament and senior MPs, with a mysterious figure named 'Alex' acting as Berry's handler.
Both have denied all wrongdoing, with Christopher Cash stating he was in an "impossible position" and was denied a public trial to demonstrate his innocence.