Commons statement on the China spy trial collapse

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Commons statement on the China spy trial collapse

Watch live as a security minister delivers an update in the House of Commons regarding the collapse of the China spy trial collapse.

The collapse of the trial has prompted much finger pointing between Downing Street, the former Conservative government and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Christopher Cash, 30, a former director of the Beijing-sceptic China Research Group of Tory MPs, and teacher Christopher Berry, 33, were arrested two years ago.

They were charged in April 2024 with passing politically sensitive information to a Chinese intelligence agent between December 2021 and February 2023.

The pair, who previously taught in China together, denied allegations they provided information prejudicial to the interests of the state in breach of the Official Secrets Act.

Questions are now being asked about why the case was suddenly ended, with a blame game emerging.

Read more about this on the Sky News website: https://news.sky.com/story/the-blame-game-over-china-spy-trial-collapse-who-is-right-and-who-is-wrong-13447081

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Date: October 13, 2025