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 on Xinjiang. “This morning I spoke with some of those who have been shining a light on the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “I stand firmly with them and the other British citizens sanctioned by China.” Those at the meeting include three Conservative MPs—Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Nusrat Ghani, and Tim Loughton, as well as two members of the House of Lords—Lord Alton, a cross-bencher, and Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy. All five are members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a group set up in …