Chinese Embassy Debate
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Lord Fox
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Lord Fox (LD)
My Lords, the noble Baroness is doing well to stick in the groove of her stuck record and play this as a straight planning issue, but we all know that it is much more than that. Sir Keir has said that the Government seek a long-term and strategic relationship with China. We all know that, for a relationship to succeed, there must be gives and there must be takes, and it is quite clear that China really wants this embassy. If the Government accede to this request, what are they expecting to get in return?
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
I am going to repeat what I said.