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Latest Labour Government isn't allowed to do anything story.

Royal Mint Court residents plan legal challenge if Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London approved
Claims of ‘government interference’ in decision on plans for vast outpost near Tower of London

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... ga-embassy

The interference seems to be that the Government called in the planning decision, after Tower Hamlets rejected it. Well might some of us wonder how the Government exercises call-in powers without interference. And something from Boris Johnson (as Foreign Secretary) in 2018.

IDS is on hand for comment.

Gordon Brown urges global democracies to defy Trump with declaration of support for self-determination and rule of law

Thanks, Gordo. They just did a statement on Greenland, and how did that go with Trump?

Perhaps things can't go any worse, but I'd ask some Ukrainians about that.

I see Canada, which was put forward by the usual bores as fighting Trump unlike weaky Starmer, has agreed in principle to join the Board of Peace. I don't think that's particularly heinous, but it does rather show that we're all in the same boat. Perhaps Canada is taking one for the team on this, as part of a coordinated response?

Chinese Embassy is approved.

Watch the Tories (including Boris Johnson, I expect) make out that the situation is totally different now to when they approved it.

MI5 and GCHQ chiefs say China mega-embassy risks can’t be eliminated but mitigation is ‘proportionate’

Yeah, but what does Iain Duncan Smith think? I thought the Tories were the party of national security?