Chinese government delegation banned from attending Queen's lying-in-state
A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News understands.
That led to China's ambassador to the UK being banned from Parliament - a move which has now been extended to a delegation that wanted to pay their respects at Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state.However, China's vice-president is expected to attend Monday's state funeral which will be held across the road from Parliament at Westminster Abbey.
Last September, Sir Lindsay and Lord's Speaker Lord McFall told China's ambassador to the UK he could not come to Parliament because of Beijing's sanctions.On Thursday, the group of seven MPs and peers, including former Tory ministers Iain Duncan Smith and Tim Loughton, urged theThey said it would be "wholly inappropriate" for the Chinese government to be represented, given its human rights record.
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