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Government pushed by Labour MP to turn down ‘disastrous plan’ for China embassy on security grounds

2026-01-19 2,247 Dailymotion

Labour's Sarah Champion has encouraged the Government to refuse plans for China’s “mega embassy” in central London on national security grounds, on the eve of a decision being announced.Ms Champion (Rotherham) said she was not persuaded by Foreign Office minister Seema Malhotra’s attempts to reassure MPs, as she said approving the embassy was “not a risk we can afford to take”.