British PM Publishes Witness Statements Detailing CCP’s ‘Large-Scale Espionage’ in UK

‘China also presents the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security,’ Matt Collins, a senior civil servant, wrote in a witness statement.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London on Oct. 15, 2025. House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

Witness statements published Oct. 15, after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to release evidence submitted by the government in a now-collapsed case, reveal details of the Chinese Communist Party’s espionage operations in the UK.

The statements, provided by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins, were sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) before it decided it would not prosecute two men accused of spying for China.