UK prosecutors charge 2 men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher

By SYLVIA HUI
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors in Britain say a former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man have been charged with spying for China. Police said Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, were charged with “providing prejudicial information to a foreign state, China.” They will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Police allege the two men collected, recorded or communicated information “prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state” and violated the Official Secrets Act between late 2021 and February 2023. The Sunday Times reported last year that Cash was arrested for spying for Beijing. The report said he was a parliamentary researcher who worked with senior lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party.