Foreign Office pauses ‘indefinitely’ sanctions on Chinese officials, MPs hear

Internal documents show the Foreign Office has “indefinitely” paused targeted sanctions against Chinese officials, according to a Conservative former leader.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who is among a group of British politicians sanctioned by Beijing, criticised the “terrible” decision after he raised it in the House of Commons.

His concerns were aired as MPs condemned legislators for passing a national security law that grants the government more power to quash