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'She's Not A Lawyer Or A Leader': Starmer Roasts Badenoch Over China Spy Row

'She's Not A Lawyer Or A Leader': Starmer Roasts Badenoch Over China Spy Row

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch at PMQs Keir Starmer roasted Kemi Badenoch after she accused the government of sabotaging the case of two British men accused of spying for China to avoid upsetting Beijing. The prime minister has been under pressure to explain the role Downing Street played after the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry collapsed last month. They were charged with collecting and communicating information which could be “useful to an enemy” between December 2021 and February 2023. They denied all the accusations. Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said his team had tried “over many months” to get the evidence it needed against the two alleged spies, but it had not been forthcoming from the government. Starmer has insisted that because the alleged offences took place under the previous Conservative government, that administration’s refusal to describe China as a “threat” meant his hands were tied. At prime minister’s questions, the PM announced that the government will publish all of the evidence it submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Badenoch said Starmer had been “dragged” to this position and added: “It is simply unbelievable that he is trying to say the last government did not classify China as a threat.” The Tory leader said Cash and Berry “were charged under a Conservative government – they were let off under Labour”. She added: “What is the point of us having a lawyer rather than a leader as prime minister when he can’t even get the law right on a matter of national security?” But Starmer hit back: “She’s clearly not a lawyer or a leader. The problem for her is that I do actually know the law, I know what’s got to be proven.” NEW: Kemi Badenoch asks Keir Starmer "what's the point of us having a lawyer rather than a leader" as PM if he "can't get the law right" on national security Starmer: "She's clearly not a lawyer or a leader. The problem for her is I do actually understand the law" #PMQs pic.twitter.com/cRiu73szqs — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) October 15, 2025 Related... Keir Starmer Is Under Fire After The Trial Of 2 Men Accused Of Spying For China Collapsed. Here's Why Keir Starmer Comes Out Fighting Over Claims No.10 Sabotaged Chinese Spying Trial

As if by magic: Harry Potter film crew mend potholes blighting Devon village

As if by magic: Harry Potter film crew mend potholes blighting Devon village

Villagers in Lustleigh ask council why it has taken filming of TV adaptation of JK Rowling books to secure street repairs Residents of cities, towns and villages across the UK complain their lives are blighted by the plague of potholes. But life in one small village on a moor in the English West Country is going a little more smoothly after some of its potholes were repaired as if by magic. Scenes for the new HBO adaptation of the Harry Potter books are due to be filmed in Lustleigh, Devon, and the film-makers have filled in at least some of the potholes in the area. Continue reading...