A Republican-led group of China hawks from the US Congress will visit Westminster on Friday where they are expected to meet the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, for lunch and press for the UK to take a tougher line on Beijing. The 11-strong delegation is led by the Republican congressman Mike Gallagher, who chairs a high-profile, newly created China committee. Some fear a strident anti-Beijing tone will alienate centrist and left-leaning politicians in the UK. Gallagher has called for a total ban on the Chinese-owned app TikTok, and argued in the…
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Ben Wallace says restrictions for travellers from China ‘under review’ – video
The UK is currently reviewing the possibility of introducing restrictions on travellers coming from China as the country battles a surge in Covid-19 cases, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said. Earlier on Thursday, a government spokesperson said Britain had no plans to bring back Covid-19 testing for those entering the country, when asked about a Daily Telegraph report suggesting curbs for arrivals from China were under consideration. Several countries, including India, Italy, Japan and the United States, have announced mandatory testing for travellers from China, where cases are on the…
No 10 staff will be able to give evidence confidentially to inquiry into whether PM lied over Partygate – UK politics live
From 1h ago No 10 staff will be able to give evidence confidentially to inquiry into whether PM lied over Partygate, committee says The Commons privileges committee has issued a statement after its first meeting to consider its inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs about Partygate. It has issued a wide-ranging call for evidence, and it is inviting whistleblowers to give evidence anonymously if they want. This provision seems intended to encourage civil servants working in No 10, who may have heard Boris Johnson reveal in private that…