Attorney general says, if spy case had gone to trial, Badenoch saying China not a foe would have helped accused get off – UK politics live

Lord Hermer gives evidence to joint committee on national security strategy about the China spy case

Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the committee.

He says the deputy national security adviser, Matthew Collins, thought there was enough evidence for the case to go ahead. But the CPS did not agree. Who was right?

In 2017, the Law Commission flagged that the term enemy [in the legislation] was deeply problematic and it would give rise to difficulties in future prosecutions.

And I think what has played out, during this prosecution exemplifies and highlights the difficulties with that.

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Source: World news | The Guardian.