Top UK prosecutor blames government for dropped China spy case | International

LONDON, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A high-profile case involving two men accused of spying for China was dropped because the UK government failed to provide evidence Beijing was a security threat, the chief prosecutor has said. Prosecutors have come under fire from lawmakers and government officials after charges against two men, including a former parliamentary researcher, were dismissed last month. But Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson, in a letter to parliamentary committees on Tuesday said prosecutors had tried "over many months" to get the evidence needed to proceed with the trial, but it had not been forthcoming from the government. Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, were arrested in 2023, accused of collecting information which could be...