Lord True was granted an Urgent Question in the Lords over the Chinese spy scandal. He asked what assessment Labour has made to protect Parliament from espionage…
The Cabinet Office’s Baroness Anderson said the National Protective Security Authority today launched “new guidance protect the UK’s democratic institutions from foreign interference.” She then went on to blame to CPS for the case being dropped:
“My lords, I want to make it very clear that we are very disappointed at the CPS’s decision. This was made by them as an independent body.”
Meanwhile Minister Ruth Smeeth said in the Lords that government does regard China a national security threat. The line is hardening…
