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Gobsmacked MPs urge rethink on dropped China spying charges

The case rocked Westminster.

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Latika M Bourke
Sep 17, 2025
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The Conservative MP whose former aide was one of two men charged with spying for China has said under parliamentary privilege that she cannot understand why the ‘slam dunk’ case cannot be prosecuted.

Bombshell allegations of Chinese espionage inside the Houses of Parliament involving Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary staffer to Tory MP Alicia Kea…

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