Starmer Told Xi ‘We Have Taken Action’ on Chinese Mega-Embassy Despite White House Warnings – Guido Fawkes

Starmer Told Xi ‘We Have Taken Action’ on Chinese Mega-Embassy Despite White House Warnings

The US has issued a stark warning against the UK building the Chinese mega-embassy after David Lammy and Yvette Cooper overrode security concerns to force through the 20,000 square metres building on the Royal Mint Court site. Intelligence services had warned that it could grant China access to vital communication cables…

Now Trump has personally warned Starmer against giving the mega-embassy the green light, and a senior US official has told The Sunday Times: “The United States is deeply concerned about providing China with potential access to the sensitive communications of one of our closest allies.” Labour’s love for Beijing could derail any ongoing US-UK trade talks…

Guido thought it worth noting that Starmer directly raised the issue of the mega-embassy during a meeting with Xi Jinping in Rio de Janeiro last November. He said:

“You raised the Chinese embassy building in London when we spoke on the telephone. We have since taken action by calling in that application now we have to follow the legal process and timeline.”

Walking into the dragon’s mouth…