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That evidence was essential because prosecutors knew that the defendant's barristers would question whether there was no evidence at all that the UK had regarded China overall as a threat between 2021 and 2023.

At the Court of Appeal hearing in London on 17 October, Mahek's barrister had argued her age and "lack of maturity" should have led to a shorter sentence.

His barrister said that a video uploaded to TikTok was filmed by a passenger in the vehicle, not the driver.

Connolly, 68, a barrister and member of parliament since 2016, has surged ahead in opinion polls in recent weeks.

Earl's barrister Paul Hynes KC described his client as "a sad individual" and compared him to the deluded fictional character Walter Mitty.