One other week, one other Starmer scandal.
To the shock of completely nobody, failing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is concerned in one more one of many infinite scandals which have marked his train-wreck premiership.
This time round, his most senior safety adviser is accused of blocking the prosecution of suspected Chinese language spies – regardless of credible proof gathered by police and MI5.
The Telegraph reported:
“The home safety company was closely concerned in bringing the case in opposition to Christopher Money and Christopher Berry, who had been charged with passing intelligence to Beijing.
However the case in opposition to them was dropped after Jonathan Powell, who’s the Prime Minister’s Nationwide Safety Adviser, chaired a Whitehall assembly final month.”
STARMER ACCUSED OF SELLING OUT BRITAIN TO CHINA
Labour ministers secretly sabotaged a China spy trial — refusing to name Xi Jinping’s regime an enemy, inflicting all the case to break down.
Starmer accredited a Chinese language mega-embassy at Tower Bridge
Handed the Chagos… pic.twitter.com/OvZQjjwuy4— British Intel (@TheBritishIntel) October 4, 2025
The MI5 wished the prosecution to go forward however wouldn’t be drawn right into a political row over the dropping of the fees.
“One supply described the discussions chaired by Mr. Powell as a ‘battle’ between officers involved about nationwide safety and people involved about Britain’s diplomatic relationship with China.
The International Workplace reportedly opposed the prosecution, believing {that a} courtroom dialogue about China’s espionage would upset senior Communist Get together officers in Beijing.”
Starmer’s safety chief is now to be questioned in Parliament in regards to the Chinese language spying case – however solely behind closed doorways.
Every day Mail reported:
“Downing Avenue confirmed yesterday that nationwide safety adviser Jonathan Powell will seem earlier than senior MPs and friends amid questions on why the trial of two males accused of passing secrets and techniques to Beijing was deserted.
[…] The choice by Labour ministers – who had beforehand claimed Mr. Powell mustn’t seem in any respect as a result of he’s a particular adviser fairly than an official – means the general public won’t hear his response to the allegations that he was concerned in top-secret discussions that led to the collapse of the case.
[…] In the meantime, Downing Avenue was pressured to disclaim claims of presidency involvement, following studies in The Sunday Instances that Mr. Powell informed a briefing that China wouldn’t be deemed an ‘enemy’ of Britain on the trial, a transfer which specialists say would make a profitable prosecution below the Official Secrets and techniques Act unattainable.”
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