The previous Tory government had blocked the new Chinese embassy proposed for Royal Mint Court in London on security grounds, with objections coming from the Metropolitan Police and security services.
A Labour MP has issued a warning to Sir Keir Starmer as he helps lead protests against the government giving the greenlight to a controversial new Chinese embassy in London.
But of greater worry is human rights abuses in China, including persecution of the Uyghur population and the way that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has abandoned large aspects of its deal with the UK over guarantees for free speech in Hong Kong.
East Renfrewshire MP Blair McDougall, a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, will join other MPs including former security minister Tom Tugendhat and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick in a protest today against the proposed new building.
But following chancellor Rachel Reeves’ controversial trip to China last month, it is understood that the government has asked for objections to be withdrawn to allow the development to go ahead.
