Proceeding contribution from Lord Howard of Lympne (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 27 October 2025. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney-General’s Office.
Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney-General’s Office
My Lords, following on from that answer, the Prime Minister has said repeatedly that the prosecution required evidence that the information was linked to an enemy, based on the policy of the previous Government. The Director of Public Prosecutions on Friday said the test was not what the previous Government were prepared to say about China, but whether it was an active threat as a matter of fact. Which of them is right?
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- 849 c1060
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- 2024-26
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Crown Prosecution Service Attorney General China Evidence National security Prosecutions Parliament Espionage Berry, Christopher Cash, Christopher
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- Official Secrets Act 1911
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