The i Paper revealed security concerns around the project and how lobbyists with close ties to the Labour Party were hired to champion the project

The concerns raised in Washington by the House China committee come as the Trump administration debates whether to approve a deal between the UK and Mauritius that has implications for a critical joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, one of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago.

China’s proposed “mega-embassy” in London will put Britain’s national security at risk, a US congressional committee has warned. The House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party said Beijing’s plans to build a huge new embassy on the site of the former Royal Mint, opposite the Tower of London, raised “significant” concerns.

China’s plan to build a giant embassy at the site of Britain’s old Royal Mint in the heart of London sparked mass protests on Saturday. Leaders from the opposition such as Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and others also joined in the demonstrations,

Britain appears ready to approve what would be the largest diplomatic outpost in Europe, but neighbors and activists fear tapped phone lines and suppressed protests.