{"id":286408,"date":"2025-10-12T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-says-jonathan-powell-played-no-role-in-decision-to-halt-china-spy-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:05:11","slug":"minister-says-jonathan-powell-played-no-role-in-decision-to-halt-china-spy-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-says-jonathan-powell-played-no-role-in-decision-to-halt-china-spy-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister says Jonathan Powell played no role in decision to halt China spy trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ShUpP191WuI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister says Jonathan Powell played no role in decision to halt China spy trial\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShUpP191WuI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has insisted a high-profile government aide was not involved in a decision not to halt legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China.<\/p>\n<p>The government said the CPS had dropped the case against Christopher Cash, 30, a former parliamentary researcher, and teacher Christopher Berry, 33, because the previous government had not designated China a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>However, there had been speculation that Jonathan Powell, the national security adviser, was involved in the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Phillipson said she &quot;can give that assurance&quot; that the case was not withdrawn because of the influence of Mr Powell.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-india-labour-gaza-protests-tax-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#china #spying #nationalsecurity #politicshub <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has insisted a high-profile government aide was not involved in a decision not to halt legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China. 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