No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – UK politics live

Downing Street has dismissed Badenoch's assertion that Prime Minister Starmer should have intervened to prevent the collapse of a China spy trial as 'absurd.' The government argues that any intervention would have constituted interference in a case tied to a previous administration. This controversy highlights the tensions in UK politics regarding accountability and the role of current leaders in past government actions.