英国安全部长声称,在关键间谍案件因缺乏领导而失败后,民主已经失败。 UK security minister claims democracy is failing after key spy case collapsed due to lack of leadership.

前英国安全部长汤姆·图根达特(Tom Tugendhat)宣称英国已不再是民主国家, 指控政府未能领导中国间谍案的失败, Former UK security minister Tom Tugendhat has claimed the UK is no longer a democracy, accusing the government of failing to lead in the collapse of a China spying case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, both of whom deny wrongdoing. 他批评缺乏支持起诉的部级行动,认为不受约束的公务员权力会破坏民主问责制。 He criticized the lack of ministerial action to support prosecution, arguing that unchecked civil service power undermines democratic accountability. 内阁办公厅部长Chris Ward否认部长干涉向皇家检察院提供的证据,肯定了CPS的独立性和部长对公务员行动负责的原则。 Cabinet Office minister Chris Ward denied any ministerial interference with evidence provided to the Crown Prosecution Service, affirming the CPS’s independence and the principle that ministers remain accountable for civil servants’ actions. 此案的失败引发了关于领导力、透明度和国家安全监督的辩论。 The case’s collapse has sparked debate over leadership, transparency, and national security oversight.