The former head of MI6 says it looks like "something was done behind the scenes" to get the case against two British men accused of spying for China dropped. Sir Richard Dearlove said the case looked like "appeasement" towards China and was "enormously damaging" to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The case against Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry - who have both consistently maintained their innocence - collapsed after the CPS said evidence could not be obtained from the government referring to China as a national security threat. Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-india-labour-gaza-protests-tax-12593360 #china #spying #mi6 #chinatrade #cps SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales