14 Sep 2023

UK correspondent Matthew Parris

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 14 September 2023

A British parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of being a ‘Chinese spy’ in March has been unveiled as Chris Cash, a 28-year-old who reportedly has links with many Tory MPs.

The history graduate has released a statement through his lawyers insisting he is "completely innocent".

Matthew Parris tells Kathryn how 'spy-mania' is sweeping UK media.

Also, a sketch of the Dover coast drawn by landscape painter John Constable more than 200 years ago is going up for auction. It was found in a suitcase during a house clearance.

The sketch by painter John Constable of Dover.

The sketch by painter John Constable of Dover. Photo: David Duggleby Auctioneers