British MPs launch inquiry into collapse of China spying trial

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Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The head of Britain's parliamentary panel overseeing national security said Thursday that an inquiry would be launched "as soon as possible" into the collapse of a criminal trial of a researcher and a teacher accused of spying for China. The inquiry came amid criticism of both the ruling Labour government and the Crown Prosecution Service after Prime Minister Keir Starmer released witness statements the director of public prosecutions had blamed for dropping the case due lack

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