Minister tells MPs that China mega-embassy will have ‘clear security advantages’ – as it happened

6.00pm GMT

Early evening summary

• The UK communities secretary, Steve Reed, has given permission for China to build a vast new embassy near the Tower of London after spy chiefs told him that the risks to national security could be controlled and dealt with.

• Donald Trump has suggested Britain’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland.

• Angela Rayner has urged Keir Starmer to stick to his campaign pledge to cap ground rents for leaseholders in England and Wales, as cabinet divisions over the government’s plans to rip up the leasehold system come to a head.

• The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the UK’s media and competition watchdogs to examine the proposed £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail.

• Rachel Reeves has pledgd to refund visa fees for some global businesses.

For a full list of all the stories covered on the blog today, do scroll through the list of key event headlines near the top of the blog.

5.46pm GMT