China Spy Case and witness statements to CPS: "Failure to come clean will confirm people's suspicions of a cover up"

EMBARGO: Immediate Release 

Responding to the CPS saying the government would be free to publish witness statements related to the collapsed China spy trial, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller said:     

"The Government must publish the full witness statements it sent to the CPS without delay. The CPS itself has made clear there is no excuse not to do so.

"If ministers have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear.

"Failure to come clean will just confirm people's suspicions of a cover up and that ministers are more worried about cosying up to China than protecting our national security."    

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