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Kemi Badenoch has written to Sir Keir Starmer asking him to address “unanswered questions” in Parliament over the collapse of a case against two alleged Chinese spies.

The Tories said they were insisting on “clarity and honesty” from the Prime Minister, with a call for the Government to make a statement to the Commons about the dropped prosecution today.

Sir Keir’s Labour administration is likely to face scrutiny over the case, in which Downing Street has denied Government involvement, as MPs return to Westminster from conference recess.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mrs Badenoch said: “Your Government’s account of what has happened has changed repeatedly.

“Instead of setting out the full facts before the House of Commons today, you are planning to travel to the Middle East.

“If you will not make a statement yourself, will you instruct a senior minister to clear things up once and for all through a full parliamentary statement? The public and Parliament deserve answers and transparency.”