Refusal to dub China a threat was ‘total roadblock’ to spying case, says barrister

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The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

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The refusal of the government to describe China as an active threat to national security in its evidencewas a “total roadblock” to the progression of the case against two alleged spies, the prosecution’s lead barrister has said.