UK Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 2 Men Accused of Spying for China

The pair faced a trial next month, but prosecutor Tom Little told a hearing on Sept. 15 that the ‘evidential stage of the case’ was ‘no longer met.’

Christopher Cash (Left) and Christopher Berry (Right), who have had charges of spying for China dropped, arrive at the Old Bailey in London on May 10, 2024. PA

Prosecutors have dropped charges against two British men, one of them a former Conservative Party parliamentary researcher, who had been accused of spying for China.

Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, appeared during a short hearing at the Central Criminal Court in London—better known as the Old Bailey—on Sept. 15.