Tory aide Chris Cash at the Old Bailey accused of spying for China

A Tory parliamentary aide and a teacher have appeared in court accused of passing secrets to China. Chris Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, are charged with giving ‘articles, notes, documents or information’ to a foreign state under the Official Secrets Act 1911. Cash is a former director of an influential China policy group with links to security minister Tom Tugendhat and foreign affairs committee chairman Alicia Kearns. The pair appeared at the Old Bailey speaking only to confirm their…