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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Hughes

MPs hit by China sanctions say easing measures on them but not others ‘wrong’

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has vowed to continue speaking out on China - (PA Wire)

Chinese sanctions against British MPs and peers have been lifted but the group of parliamentarians affected said it sent a “damaging signal” because restrictions remained in place on other campaigners.

The easing of the measures, which included a ban on travel to China, was promised by the Chinese President Xi Jinping in his talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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