This is really serious. reports that is now DENYING that the meeting took place in which Jonathan Powell, Olly Robbins and others discussed the Westminser China spy case.
Journalists and the public are well used to spin, Jesuitical answers, economy with the truth, etc.
But this is plainly a lie.
We cannot have a situation where the government cannot be relied upon to be truthful, especially regarding matters critical to national security. This forms part of a recent trend and is utterly unacceptable,
We haven’t heard the end of this. I hope whose work and reputations have been called into question will respond.