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Hello there, I'm Alicia McCarthy, and this is the Today in Parliament podcast from BBC Radio 4 for Wednesday the 15th of October,

where the Conservative leader says the collapse of a China spying case stinks of a cover-up.

A serious case involving national security has collapsed because this government is too weak to stand up to China.

But Kiyosthama accuses the Tories of slinging mud.

Far from evading, I have said I will disclose the full witness statements that set out exactly what was in the witness statements, exactly what the subsequent statement says.

Also tonight, could your energy bills be about to get even bigger?

In all likelihood, electricity prices for a typical customer are going to be 20% higher in four or five years' time than they are now.

But first, to a noisy Prime Minister's questions where Sequea Stama announced he would publish

key evidence at the heart of a row about the collapse case of two men accused of spying for China.

He said he'd released the witness statements the government

had submitted. Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher and Chris Berry, were charged last

year when the Conservatives were in power. Both had denied any wrongdoing. Last month,

the case was dropped. Prosecutors said it fell through because the government hadn't labelled China a national security threat

and witness statements prepared by the Deputy National Security Advisor didn't meet the threshold to prosecute.

Kirstama said he was deeply disappointed by what had happened and laid the blame at the Conservatives'

door.

The case was charged under the last government, according to the evidence submitted under the last

government, which set out their policy decision.

What was on issue, what was an issue in the trial is not the position of the current government,

the position of the last government.

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