James Wild MP has challenged the Attorney General to clarify his involvement in the collapse of a major espionage case.
During an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on Thursday, James pressed Solicitor General on when the Attorney General was informed the case was at risk and what steps he took to prevent its collapse.
Despite a meeting on 1 September involving senior officials from the Attorney General’s office to discuss the case, the prosecution collapsed two weeks later.
Speaking in the House of Commons, James Wild MP said:
“The Director of Public Prosecutions has said that the case was dropped because efforts over many months to get evidence that China represented a threat to national security were not forthcoming from this Government. When was the Attorney General informed that the case was at risk and what did he do?”
In response, the Solicitor General said:
“In order for this case to succeed, it was based on the relationship with China at the time of the offences and how China was viewed then. I have already referred to the meeting on 1 September, which was on the presumption that the case would continue. The Attorney General will set out his evidence to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy next week.”
