11 h. ago Furious China threatens Britain with 'consequences' after Labour delays approval of new London 'super

Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.

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12 h. ago China threatens Britain with 'consequences' if its controversial plans for mega

Beijing makes threat after Government delayed decision on super embassy in east London for a second time

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12 h. ago China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy

Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialUK politics live – latest updatesTensions between Britain and China have escalated after Beijing criticised further delays to a planning decision on its proposed “mega embassy” in London.China’s ministry of foreign affairs expressed “grave concern and strong dissatisfaction” after Steve Reed, the housing secretary, pushed back his final decision on the proposal until 10 December. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago China Airs ‘Grave Concern’ Over UK Delay to Embassy Decision

China Airs ‘Grave Concern’ Over UK Delay to Embassy Decision  Bloomberg.com

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13 h. ago China vents fury at Labour for delaying approval of new London 'super

Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.

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31 h. ago Decision on China super embassy in London delayed for second time amid spy row

A ruling on the controversial plans has been pushed back amid concerns over national security

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32 h. ago UK delays deadline for decision on China ‘super embassy’ as spy row intensifies

The decision on whether to approve the ‘super embassy’ has been pushed back to December

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39 h. ago China spy case row: Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer as witness statements are revealed

In the statements, deputy national security adviser Matt Collins called China ‘the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security’

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2 d. ago MICHAEL GOVE: Amid Labour's bluster over the China spy row, laughter is echoing around Beijing that Britain has crumbled like a fortune cookie under the tracks of a Tiananmen tank

Presumably, if a foreign state with provably malign intent were alleged to have co-opted individuals in the heart of Parliament to break the law, you would imagine the Prime Minister would be all over it.

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3 d. ago China must reveal full, unredacted London super embassy plans before approval, says minister

Housing Secretary Steve Reed is expected to make a decision on controversial plans for China’s east London new super embassy this month

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4 d. ago MI5 delivers chilling warning to MPs on spy threats from Russia and China

The intelligence service put out guidance to MPs and peers on how to counter 'espionage and foreign interference' amidst a row over the collapse of a major China spy case

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4 d. ago Ministers say civil servant made evidence decisions in failed China spy case

Deputy national security adviser Matt Collins named as being personally responsible for providing witness statements

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5 d. ago US will be ‘perplexed’ by UK decision to drop China spy case, says ex

John Sawers questions why prosecutors chose not to proceed with trial of two Britons accused of espionage

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7 d. ago China mega embassy decision ‘set to be delayed again’ amid spy case row

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has faced backlash following the collapse of a trial for alleged Chinese spies

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9 d. ago Legal experts question reasoning behind CPS dropping China ‘spies’ case

Ex-DPP Ken Macdonald says prosecutors may have been ‘over-fussy’ in seeking further assurances from governmentLegal experts have questioned the explanation given by the Crown Prosecution Service for its sudden decision to drop charges against two Britons accused of spying for China amid a political row over who was responsible.The expert lawyers expressed surprise that the CPS thought it needed further assurance from the government that China was an enemy insofar as it posed “a current threat to national security” before the trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry could go ahead. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says government shutdown likely as House Democrats call out Republicans for delaying votes before funding deadline – live

Government funding is set to expire at midnight ET; Republican speaker Mike Johnson pushed back House return in order to prevent Democrats from negotiating furtherThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NATO scrambles jets for third day in a row after Russian spy plane enters airspace

NATO was forced to scramble jets for the third day in a row after a Russian spy plane entered its airspace, with the military pact responding to the incursion.

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