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flag UK dropped spy case against two ex-researchers due to lack of evidence, sparking political and security backlash.

flag The UK’s director of public prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, faces mounting scrutiny after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped a high-profile case against two former parliamentary researchers, Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, accused of spying for China. flag Charges were dismissed in September due to insufficient evidence that China posed a national security threat at the time, despite intelligence warnings about Chinese state actors engaging in cyber espionage, technology theft, and interference. flag MPs and security officials, including MI5’s director general, Sir Ken McCallum, criticized the decision, citing ongoing threats from China. flag Parliamentary inquiries are now underway to examine intelligence use and government awareness, while the government stated Prime Minister Keir Starmer could not have intervened under prior policies. flag The Chinese embassy dismissed the evidence as baseless, and both defendants deny wrongdoing.

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