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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Chinese delegation banned from Queen’s lying-in-state

Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Danny Lawson/AP

The Commons Speaker has banned a Chinese delegation from entering the parliamentary estate to pay respects to the Queen as she lies in state in Westminster Hall, but the ban may not be extended to the country’s vice-president.

The delegation accompanying the Chinese vice-president, Wang Qishan, is being banned because seven British parliamentarians have been sanctioned by China for spreading lies and disinformation.

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