Starmer ‘deeply disappointed’ by outcome of China spy case

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Sir Keir Starmer admits he is “deeply disappointed” by the outcome of the China spy case, saying, “national security will always be the first priority of this country”. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I'm deeply disappointed by the outcome. We wanted to see prosecutions. Mr Speaker, I know just how

00:07seriously, rightly, that you take these matters. National security will always be the first priority

00:13of this government, and we will always defend against espionage. In recent weeks, there have

00:19been baseless accusations put about by the party opposite. Let me set out the facts. The relevant

00:28period was when these offences took place. That was under the Conservative government between

00:35the years of 2021 and 2023. This period was bookended by the integrated review of 2021,

00:45the beginning of the period, and the refresh of that review in 2023, setting out their

00:51policy. These statements of government policy were very carefully worded to not describe

00:58China as an enemy.

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01:01For more information, visit www.fema.org.au.

01:03For more information on Facebook, visit www.fema.org.au.

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