Politics · 16 October 2025
Downing Street Dismisses Badenoch’s Claim of PM Role in Spy Trial Collapse
Downing Street has rejected Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch’s suggestion that the Prime Minister should have intervened to prevent the collapse of a high-profile China espionage trial. A No 10 spokesperson called her remarks “absurd,” stressing prosecutorial independence and denying any political interference. The case—against two men accused of spying for Beijing—was dropped last week after the Crown Prosecution Service cited insufficient evidence, drawing criticism from some Conservative MPs.
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