- Former parliamentary researcher Chris Cash believes he was used as a fall guy by UK security services after espionage charges against him were dropped.
- The case against Mr Cash and his friend Chris Berry was dismissed prior to trial after prosecutors determined it failed to meet the necessary evidential standard.
- Text messages between the pair discussed meetings with Chinese officials during the 2022 Conservative leadership contest, which Mr Cash described as harmless and tongue-in-cheek.
- Mr Cash acknowledged sharing off-the-record Westminster impressions with his friend, but insisted it was merely excited work chatter rather than espionage.
- Expressing anger and disappointment about the impact of the high-profile investigation on his life, Mr Cash said that he was now applying for ‘basic admin jobs’ and having trouble.
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