Overview

• Cummings tells The Times that “Strap” material and data from intelligence services and the National Security Secretariat were compromised over an extended period.
• He says he and then-prime minister Boris Johnson were briefed on a serious breach in 2020 by the cabinet secretary.
• He did not describe the method of compromise but says he will share details with MPs if they launch an inquiry.
• Sir Keir Starmer says he will publish key evidence linked to the recently collapsed China spying case.
• The Crown Prosecution Service maintains the case failed because the government’s evidence did not show China was a threat at the time, and the new claims have not been independently verified.