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Watch: Chris Cash says counter-terror officers entered his bedroom and arrested him

ByJoe Pike, Politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp, Politics reporter
  • Published31 minutes ago

A British man who was charged with spying for China has told the BBC he was a "convenient fall guy" for UK police and security services who wanted to put espionage threats by foreign states "on the map".

Chris Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, has shared more than 6,000 messages with us revealing how a Chinese official sought information about sensitive political matters in the UK - including the 2022 Tory leadership battle to decide the next prime minister.