UK Government Urged to Expel Chinese Diplomat After Hong Kong Protester Beaten at Manchester Consulate

Foreign Office summons Chinese envoy demanding explanation

Undated file photo of Conservative MP Alicia Kearns. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

Lawmakers on Tuesday urged the UK government to expel Chinese diplomats who were involved in beating a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester on Oct.16.

Raising an urgent question on the incident in Parliament, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Alicia Kearns, urged the government to either prosecute or expel the attackers within the week.