Statement of Christopher Cash – 15 October 2025

“I wish to reiterate that I am completely innocent. Not just because the case against me was
dropped, but because at no point did I ever intentionally assist Chinese intelligence. As I said to
the police when I was arrested, such a suggestion is against everything I stand for. I have, for a
long time, been concerned by the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the United
Kingdom and, prior to these false allegations, was working to inform Parliamentarians and the
public about those risks.

I have been placed in an impossible position. I have not had the daylight of a public trial to show
my innocence, and I should not have to take part in a trial by media. The statements that have
been made public are completely devoid of the context that would have been given at trial.
Furthermore, the assessments of the information shared would have been subject to a root and
branch challenge. Those assessments would not have withstood the scrutiny of a public trial.

For the avoidance of any doubt, I routinely spoke and shared information with Christopher Berry
about Chinese and British politics. He was my friend and these were matters we were both
passionately interested in. I believed him to be as critical of and concerned about the Chinese
Communist Party as I was. I believed him to be a source of useful information, as he lived in
China. That information would have been used to the benefit of the UK. It was inconceivable to
me that he would deliberately pass on any information to Chinese intelligence, even if that
information was not sensitive. Mr Berry told me that he was working for a strategic advisory
company in China, and that he was helping clients trade and invest in the UK. A small amount of
the information I gave to him was provided in that context. However, this was all either
information that was publicly available, information I was already encouraged to share with
journalists as a routine part of my job or was just political gossip that formed part of the everyday
Westminster rumour mill. I was entirely open about my relationship with Mr Berry. I did not ever
receive money for information which I provided.

I cannot emphasise my position strongly enough. I have lost a career I loved for an allegation
against me of which I am entirely innocent.”