Decision expected on Monday or Tuesday, potentially smoothing relations before Keir Starmer’s visit to China

Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facility

Decision expected on Monday or Tuesday, potentially smoothing relations before Keir Starmer’s visit to China

A decision on China’s proposed mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British diplomats in Beijing nervously awaiting the outcome

LONDON: The UK government is Tuesday due to rule on plans for a sprawling Chinese mega-embassy in central London, amid security concerns and ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s…

Critics expected to mount legal challenge to plans for vast complex at Royal Mint Court amid security concerns

Ministers have faced calls to reject Beijing’s plans for the embassy at Royal Mint Court

Critics of the project - including some Labour MPs - warn it could pose a security risk.

The plans for a Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ were first approved by the Conservative government in 2018

Britain approved a request by China to build a new "super embassy" in London, saying its intelligence services could cope with any security threats.