The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime should be barred from the coronation of King Charles III, British parliamentarians who have been sanctioned by Beijing have argued. Charles, who became king after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, will be formally crowned alongside his wife at a ceremony to be held at Westminster…

A group of Parliamentarians has criticised the UK government’s decision to invite Chinese government officials to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, calling it “extraordinary” and “inappropriate.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing is “actively considering” sending a high-level delegation to attend the funeral on Monday, but it has not given more…

Members of the upper house of the British parliament have questioned the government over the planned Chinese takeover of one of the UK’s biggest microchip factories, warning that the deal could threaten the UK’s “national resilience.” Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), based in Wales, specialises in manufacturing the more advanced compound semiconductors, which is the key…

The British government has been urged to investigate claims made by Chinese communist agent Christine Lee that she successfully secured changes to UK immigration legislation in 2006 by exerting influence in the House of Lords, the second chamber of the UK Parliament. The UK’s MI5 security agency took the unusual step of sending an alert…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his solidarity with UK lawmakers sanctioned by Beijing for speaking out against the abuse of Uyghur Muslims. Johnson met with five British parliamentarians in 10 Downing Street on Saturday, one day after the Chinese regime imposed sanctions on nine British citizens and four UK entities for their stance…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his solidarity with UK lawmakers sanctioned by Beijing for speaking out against the abuse of Uyghur Muslims. Johnson met with five British parliamentarians in 10 Downing Street on Saturday, one day after the Chinese regime imposed sanctions on nine British citizens and four UK entities for their stance…

The legitimacy of trading with genocidal countries is the battle of our times, the UK’s Lord Alton of Liverpool has said, drawing parallels with the opium and slave trades in past centuries. Lord Alton is the author of an amendment to the UK’s post-Brexit Trade Bill often dubbed the “genocide amendment,” which, if adopted, would…

The UK Parliament on Tuesday passed a compromise version of an amendment to its post-Brexit Trade Bill on curbing trade with genocidal countries. The amendment (pdf), proposed by Conservative MP Robert Neill and backed by the government, was put before MPs instead of Lord Alton’s original version, which won by a two-thirds majority in the…