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Rayner asks China to explain redacted mega-embassy plans
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 6 – Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner demands China justify blacked-out embassy plans amid security concerns and a planning decision due by early September, with the site being the largest embassy in Europe.
- Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner asked China on August 6 to explain why parts of its new London embassy plans are redacted ahead of the August 20 deadline.
- This request followed Beijing's near-identical resubmission of its controversial embassy proposal in July 2024 after Tower Hamlets Council rejected it in 2022 due to security concerns.
- The proposed embassy, to be built on Royal Mint Court near London's financial district, has raised fears of espionage and intimidation among residents and human rights advocates.
- The site, bought by China in 2018 for £255 million, includes blacked-out basement areas, and critics label the project a 'disaster for national security,' with calls for judicial review if approved.
- The pending decision by Rayner will shape UK-China relations as the Labour government seeks closer ties amid persistent security and human rights concerns surrounding the embassy plans.
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Rayner asks China to explain blanked out embassy plans
Angela Rayner has given China two weeks to explain why parts of its plans for a new mega-embassy in London have been blanked out.The deputy prime minister’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government sent a letter asking for further information and requested a response by 20 August, the BBC understands. Beijing’s plans for the new embassy have sparked fears its location – Royal Mint Court near London’s financial district – could pose …
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