Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has written to DPP Stephen Parkinson demanding the correspondence between the government and the CPS on the evidence the CPS sought. He notes Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Collins’ evidence actually weakened in his second, and especially third, witness statements. As well as inserting Labour’s ‘three C’s’ approach to China…
In the letter, Philp writes:
“In the interests of transparency, it is essential that we see what further evidence the CPS was asking for from the government, and why. I would be grateful if you could therefore urgently publish the correspondence between the CPS and the government on this matter.”
Pressure piling…
Read the letter in full below:
“Thank you for your letters to me of 18th and 23rd September about the collapse of the China spying prosecution.
Subsequent to that, last night, the government published its three witness statements to you. It is clear that it was the CPS’s belief these statements were not sufficient to enable a prosecution, and that the CPS requested further information or stronger statements on a number of occasions.
The two witness statements provided on behalf of the current government in February 2025 and August 2025 appear weaker than the previous one from December 2023, and incorporate lines from the Labour manifesto and the current Government’s China Audit statement, of June 2025. The August 2025 statement even refers to the importance of fostering a positive relationship with China, which did not form part of the December 2023 statement and therefore represented a weakening of the government position.
In the interests of transparency, it is essential that we see what further evidence the CPS was asking for from the government, and why. I would be grateful if you could therefore urgently publish the correspondence between the CPS and the government on this matter.
I appreciate that this is unusual, but the correspondence is vital context for understanding the witness statements that have now been published. This is also a matter of critical national interest. The government and its various changing claims cannot be properly scrutinised without this material being placed urgently in the public domain.”
Yours sincerely,Rt Hon Chris Philp MP
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