Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse

Stephen Parkinson questioned by joint committees as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being droppedThe director of public prosecutions came under intense cross-party pressure on Thursday night to explain why the China spy trial collapsed as MI5 expressed frustration at the decision and MPs launched a series of inquiries into how it was taken.The chairs of the home affairs, foreign affairs, justice and national security committees wrote together to Stephen Parkinson, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), calling on him to give “a fuller explanation for the dropping of charges”. Continue reading...