The Chinese government delegation has been prohibited from entering parliamentary plantations to pay homage to Queen Elizabeth II when he is located in the state in the Westminster Hall to his funeral on Monday.
All heads of state visited London for the funeral had been invited to attend a lie at the Westminster Hall ahead of Monday’s service and signed a condolence book at the Lancaster House. However, on Friday, the BBC reported that the Chairman of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle rejected the request of Chinese officials to be allowed to access to the hall because of Chinese sanctions against five parliamentary members and two colleagues.
This delegation was accompanied by Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan. The decision of the general speaker has been made independently from the palace. Sir Lindsay’s office has refused to comment on his decision, saying it is a “security problem”.
This happened after the Chinese Ambassador to England Zheng Zeguan was banned from last year’s parliamentary plantation in disputes originating from British claims that Chinese officials had suppressed Uyghur Muslim rights in Xinjiang Province.
According to The Independent, at that time Sir Lindsay said that it would not be “right” to let the Chinese envoy go to the plantation while members of parliament were subject to sanctions. He added that the prohibition of the Ambassador would remain in effect during the remaining sanctions to members of the British Parliament.
For this, China responded by saying that the “despicable” actions of certain individuals from the British parliament to obstruct normal exchange and cooperation between China and Britain for personal political benefits are contrary to the desires and dangerous for the interests of people from people -people – the two countries.
However, now, the Loughton team, one of the members of the conservative parliament that was prohibited by China, stated that the invitation to China should never be issued. “It is truly extraordinary that the government will reflect on representatives who invite the Chinese government to attend important international opportunities such as the funeral of the state,” he said.
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