Security Fears Mount as Starmer Backs Chinese Mega-Embassy
20th January 2026
Keir Starmer’s government is playing directly into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, having on Tuesday given approval for Beijing to build its new embassy in London.
The huge (215,000 square-foot/20,000 square metre) site near the Tower of London has been suitably dubbed a ‘mega-embassy’ and is indeed set to become the biggest embassy in Europe.
Critics say it will amount to a “spy hub in the heart of our financial capital.” More than a week before the Labour government gave its seal of approval, The Daily Telegraph revealed what it described as “detailed plans for an underground complex below the vast diplomatic site in central London, which Beijing has sought to keep from public scrutiny.” This would be built alongside Britain’s most sensitive communication cables.