Why MPs prefer conspiracy theory over cock-up in China spy case row | John Crace

That the government chose a junior minister to answer an urgent question on the matter demonstrated their confidenceIt’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA), Matthew Collins, late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.There was no way MPs were going to let a story like this out of their clutches. This was their moment to take centre stage. When they can bathe in their own importance. When they can believe that they and national security are one and the same thing.A year in Westminster: John Crace, Marina Hyde and Pippa Crerar. On Tuesday 2 December, join Crace, Hyde and Crerar as they look back with special guests at another extraordinary year, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here Continue reading...