Lord Mark Sedwill, who held the post when Theresa May was in No10, said it was obvious that Beijing constituted a 'threat'.

Sir Keir Starmer’s national security adviser faces demands to answer questions about promises made to Chinese official

Sir Keir Starmer's security chief is to face questions in Parliament about the Chinese spying case - but behind closed doors.

Lord Mark Sedwill, who held the post when Theresa May was in No10, said it was obvious that Beijing constituted a 'threat'.

Simon Case said intelligence chiefs have described China as a threat for years

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The former national security adviser and cabinet secretary said ‘of course’ China is a national security threat to Britain

The former home secretary, who was in charge of MI5 at the time, said she wanted the case prosecuted and was ‘deeply frustrated’ when it collapsed