Chinese embassy decision will consider ‘all relevant issues’, says minister

Steve Reed is due to make a decision on China’s application to build a new embassy near the Tower of London by December 10 (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers will take “all relevant issues” into account when deciding whether to allow China to build a new “super embassy” in London, the Housing Secretary has said.

Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy had urged Steve Reed to reject Beijing’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London.