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Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

For Thursday, the 16th of October, when ministers faced another day of questions about the

collapse of a court case against two men accused of spying for China.

Who the hell side are you on?

This isn't about the bureaucracy. This is about leadership.

A minister says the government's first priority is keeping the country safe.

We wanted this case to proceed. I'm sure all members of the House did.

And I know you did too, Mr Speaker. We are all profoundly to proceed. I'm sure all members of the House did, and I know you did

too, Mr Speaker. We are all profoundly disappointed. It did not. And is the new crime bill a little unwieldy?

Look at it. It's like a telephone book. But first, late on Wednesday night, the government

published witness statements at the heart of the growing political row about the collapse of a court case against two men accused of spying for China.

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.

The Director of Public Prosecutions said the proceedings were dropped

after the government failed to provide evidence

that it regarded China as a national security threat.

In the newly released statements,

the Deputy National Security Advisor, or DNSA, Matthew Collins, said that China represented the biggest state-based threat

to the country's economic security, and that the Chinese intelligence services were

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