Don’t let risk aversion undermine national security November 14, 2025 The government must be bold and reject the Chinese super embassy, says Mark Wheatley The best of our leaders have become increasingly demoralised; the worst of them seem irresponsible or addicted to dissembling and deceit. Our large corporations and ministries all too often seem purposeless; partial and immediate interest trumps longer gain. In the City, [...]
Ex-CEO faces trial for allegedly urging MPs to block Chinese-backed acquisition November 5, 2025 The High Court is set to hear a case over an allegation against a former interim CEO of an aerospace firm who is accused of secretly lobbying MPs and the UK government to sabotage a Chinese-backed deal. The case follows a national security review by the UK government into a deal that could have led [...]
Banned China tech firms lobbied for London embassy November 2, 2025 Chinese tech firms banned on national security grounds in both the UK and the United States lobbied for Beijing’s new embassy in London, growing fears it could be used as an overseas “spy centre”. State-controlled company ZTE Mobile, which was deemed by GCHQ to pose a risk to British telecommunications infrastructure that “cannot be mitigated”, [...]
Nvidia hits historic $5tn market cap October 29, 2025 AI and chips behemoth Nvidia has smashed another record valuation, with its $5tn market cap that puts it well clear of the GDP of Germany – the fourth biggest economy in the world. Shares in Nvidia jumped up 3.5 per cent in premarket trading, amid a surge in investor enthusiasm for AI. Nvidia’s surge followed [...]
Starmer: UK will not be pushed by China on embassy October 28, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at China’s Foreign Ministry as he said a decision on its embassy proposal at the Royal Mint Court site, located just beyond the Square Mile, would be taken in a “proper way regardless of any views or pressure from anyone”. In an interview with Bloomberg, the Prime Minister defended [...]
TikTok US ban threat finally comes to an end October 27, 2025 After nearly five years of court battles and geopolitical wrangling, Beijing and the White House might finally be on the verge of ending a major tech standoff. The US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced on Sunday that China and the US have “finalised the details” of a deal that would relocate TikTok’s American operations to [...]
Why are we even considering China’s ‘super-embassy’? October 27, 2025 One day the story of China’s “super-embassy”, whether it is built or not, will be the subject of book-length investigative reporting that wins prizes, writes Eliot Wilson.
City chiefs sound alarm on China embassy October 21, 2025 Senior figures within the City of London Corporation have told City AM of their concerns regarding China’s controversial plans for a new super-embassy on the edge of the Square Mile. The proposed embassy development on the edge of the City of London has triggered alarms over possible threats to the security of sensitive cables passing [...]
Labour urged to block Chinese embassy amid spy row October 20, 2025 The Labour government has been urged to shut down China’s application for its new embassy at the Royal Mint Court site amid fears the country poses a threat to UK national security. Senior Tory MPs Alicia Kearns and Tom Tugendhat, who allege they were spied on by China, called on the government to block an [...]
Net zero targets “are not helping” claims shadow energy secretary October 19, 2025 Shadow energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, has claimed that Labour’s net zero targets” are not helping” the UK’s economy. In an interview with Sky News’ Trevor Phillips, Countinho linked the government’s climate targets to the ongoing cost of living crisis. She said: “We’ve said we would repeal the climate change target, and we actually think the [...]