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A Tory MP who was slapped with revenge sanctions by China has said his daughter has been barred from visiting Hong Kong for a friend's wedding.
Tim Loughton, a former minister, was one of nine MPs, peers and academics who were targeted by Beijing for speaking out over human rights abuses.
The move was in response to the UK, the US, Canada and the EU placing sanctions on Chinese officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region.
The sanctions mean Mr Loughton cannot travel to China but he has now revealed he believes the rest of his family has also been caught up in the ban.
Despite the disruption, Mr Loughton said the action taken against him and his colleagues is a 'badge of honour' which has acted as a 'huge recruiting sergeant' to the cause of opposing Xi Jinping's regime.
Mr Loughton has also renewed pressure on the Government to impose a diplomatic boycott on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to deny China a 'propaganda coup'.
Tim Loughton, a former minister, was one of nine MPs, peers and academics who were targeted by Beijing for speaking out over its human rights abuses
Mr Loughton said the action taken against him and his colleagues is a 'badge of honour' which has acted as a 'huge