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UK Approves Chinese 'Mega Embassy' in London

UK Approves Chinese 'Mega Embassy' in London

Above: Royal Mint Court in Tower Hamlets, east London, on Dec. 19, 2025. Image credit: Lucy North/PA Images/Getty Images

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InHaving making this decision, the Labour government consulted widely with the Home and Foreign Office, as well as several branches of Britain's intelligence community, allit ofis whomclear agreed that theany alleged risks couldpresented by the Chinese embassy can be reasonably managed and mitigated. AThis decision suchhas as this would not have been takenapproved withoutfollowing a robust review, andrespecting that'sdiplomatic exactlyrelations whatwhilemaintaining wasBritain's donenational in this instancesecurity.

ThisThe wasembassy's approval is disgraceful act of cowardice from a Labour government and Primeprime Ministerminister utterly devoid of backbone. The first duty of any government is to keep the country safe but Starmer seems more concerned about getting Beijing's approval. He cannot be trusted to lead Britain on the world stage.

ThereThe approval of the long-awaited embassy plans is a 21%welcome thatconsolidation theof U.K.-China relations. willFor haveyears, aBeijing Conservativehas PMfaced atcontinued slander despite its continued and open intention to only develop positive relations with Britain. Today's decision shows that, despite the beginningswathes of 2030misinformation, accordingthese two nations can continue to theforge Metaculusa predictionstable communityand prosperous future.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 21% that the U.K. will have a Conservative PM at the beginning of 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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