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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Shaun Wilson

Chinese mega-embassy in London set for approval within weeks despite security risk fears

Controversial plans for a Chinese super-embassy just a stone’s throw from the Tower of London have been recommended for approval by the Planning Inspectorate — despite concerns raised by British intelligence.

President Xi Jinping is understood to have personally lobbied Keir Starmer in a phone call over the development, with a final decision expected from housing secretary Angela Rayner before September.

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