Government wants ‘full account of why’ British MP was refused entry to Hong Kong

Foreign secretary calls denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandsonThe government is “greatly concerned” and wants “an account” of why Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse was denied entry to Hong Hong on a family visit to meet her three-month-old grandson for the first time.Hobhouse, 65, MP for Bath, said she was held at Hong Kong airport on arrival on Thursday, told she was being refused entry and put on a flight back to the UK five hours later. Continue reading...

Government wants ‘full account of why’ British MP was refused entry to Hong Kong

Foreign secretary calls denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandson

The government is “greatly concerned” and wants “an account” of why Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse was denied entry to Hong Hong on a family visit to meet her three-month-old grandson for the first time.

Hobhouse, 65, MP for Bath, said she was held at Hong Kong airport on arrival on Thursday, told she was being refused entry and put on a flight back to the UK five hours later. Continue reading...