US EditionKeir Starmer to announce that Chinese super-embassy is approved: Report
Nine Labour MPs warn that the embassy's location above sensitive infrastructure risks espionage and intimidation of dissidents, with potential security threats unresolved, ahead of a government decision.
- Nine Labour MPs wrote to Environment Secretary Steve Reed urging rejection of China’s Royal Mint Court, London embassy plan over security concerns and risks of 'step up intimidation' against dissidents.
- Evidence of underground works indicates China’s espionage and interference incidents, with unredacted plans reportedly revealing a secret chamber and 208 basement rooms next to fibre-optic cables.
- The letter, organised by Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China , includes Sarah Champion, MP, who warned of spyware risks, and Alex Sobel, MP, urging no approval before Jimmy Lai's release.
- The Met Police warned protests at Royal Mint Court could strain policing, while residents prepare legal challenges if approval comes and China warned of 'consequences'.
- It is understood UK security services have scrutinised China's proposal and not objected, while the UK awaits Chinese approval for its 100m embassy plan in Beijing, and Sir Keir Starmer plans a trip to China this year.
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Spy basement or cafe? China's UK embassy has a hidden chamber next to "sensitive communications cables"
The Telegraph reports that it has seen plans for the Chinese embassy complex, which is planned for the former Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London. Redacted versions are available to the public, but the publication claims it has uncovered unredacted documents.Read Entire Article
Is the Chinese embassy a national security risk?
The proposed Chinese embassy in London is once again under intense scrutiny as the government struggles to balance opportunity with security concerns in its approach to Beijing.Following multiple delays, Keir Starmer is set to approve plans for the biggest Chinese embassy in Europe, after MI5 and MI6 declined to raise formal objections. But concerns persist over the site on the Royal Mint Court complex, next to “some of Britain’s most sensitive …
As reported by the British telegraph, communication in the British capital could soon be tapped.The uncovered development plans about the ... The post secret room under new Chinese embassy in London: Important Internet cables could be tapped appeared first on Apollo News.
Insider trading and market disruption: How new Chinese embassy could harm the UK
Chinese officials could steal secrets, manipulate financial markets, and cause “massive” disruption to the UK economy by accessing sensitive cabling running alongside its proposed London embassy, intelligence officials and experts warn. Beijing’s plans for a “super-embassy” in central London are set to be approved by Keir Starmer’s government this week, despite concerns that the site will offer China access to a sensitive hub of critical commu…
Watch moment minister scrambles to defend Labour after plans reveal secret basement in Chinese 'super-embassy'
Watch the moment a Labour minister ended up scrambling to defend plans to build a Chinese "super-embassy" in the heart of London which is reported to house a "secret chamber" in the basement.Home Office Minister Alex Norris appeared on GB News, where he was subjected to a grilling from host Ellie Costello on the eerie discovery.Ellie questioned him on the development, exposed by The Telegraph, where unredacted plans show just how close the under…
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