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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2026

Debate

Chinese Embassy

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Mine is also a material planning question. Given the human rights abuses in China against the Uyghurs, the Tibetan people, the Hong Kongers and many others, large protests can be expected outside the embassy, and we surely want to facilitate those protests—the right for peaceful protest here in the UK. Police have expressed concern that the site is not appropriate for such protests. Is this being taken into consideration?

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