Attorney general blames outdated law for collapse of China spy case
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PA Media Lord Hermer was speaking to Parliament's Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
The attorney general has blamed "out of date" legislation for the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for China. Lord Hermer - who is the government's chief legal adviser - said if a new law had been in place at the time of the alleged offences he ha
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