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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK MP refused entry to Hong Kong accuses China of ‘hidden blacklist’

Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, described the experience in Hong Kong as ‘really chilling’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

A Liberal Democrat MP refused entry to Hong Kong to see her young grandson has said her experience should be “a wake-up call for any parliamentarian”, given that it seems to show China holds a secret list of banned politicians.

Wera Hobhouse, who was turned back by officials on Thursday, said she was given no explanation as to why this happened, and could only assume that it was because she had spoken out about rights abuses by China.

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