Badenoch expected to question PM over China spy case collapsepublished at 11:54 BST
11:54 BST
Joshua Nevett
Reporting from the House of Commons

The Conservative leader has been peppering the prime minister with questions about the collapse of the China spying case in recent days. And she’s expected to do so today, when she faces Keir Starmer at the dispatch box.
At her last PMQs outing in September, Badenoch used her questions to good effect, focusing solely on the pressure the PM was under over his now-sacked ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson.
She may well use the same tactic today, in order to repeatedly prod a prime minister over what’s become a politically awkward row between the government and prosecutors.
On Sunday, Badenoch wrote to the prime minister asking him to address a series of “unanswered” questions about the collapsed China spying case. In her letter, Badenoch accused Starmer and his ministers of being “too weak to stand up to Beijing on a crucial matter of national security”.
In particular, she honed in on the role of Jonathan Powell, the PM’s national security adviser, and his involvement in the case.
The Conservatives have suggested Powell failed to give prosecutors the evidence they said they needed to secure convictions – something the government denies. Ministers have also insisted Powell had no involvement in the substance or evidence of the case.