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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Priya Bharadia

Who are the UK MPs and peers who had sanctions imposed on them by China?

From left to right, clockwise: Tom Tugendhat, Iain Duncan Smith, Nus Ghani, Neil O’Brien, Tim Loughton, Helena Kennedy and David Alton.
Clockwise from top left: Tom Tugendhat, Iain Duncan Smith, Nus Ghani, Neil O’Brien, Tim Loughton, Helena Kennedy and David Alton. Photograph: Getty Images, Alamy and UK Parliament

China has lifted sanctions imposed on six serving British MPs and peers after Keir Starmer’s trip to Beijing.

Nine UK citizens were banned from China in 2021, including five Conservative MPs and two members of the House of Lords.

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