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MI5 warn MPs about Chinese spies...a bit too late?

The UK let a spy case slip through its hands, exposing serious deficiencies

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Latika M Bourke
Nov 18, 2025
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The collapse of the alleged China spy case exposed serious deficiencies in the UK’s national security settings when it comes to dealing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

It triggered much finger-pointing between Labour, the Conservatives and the Crown Prosecution Service that centred on whether China is a declared ‘enemy’ of Britain and whether tha…

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