Tory MP hit with China sanctions says daughter can't visit Hong Kong

Tory MP hit with China sanctions says daughter can't visit Hong Kong
Tory MP hit with China sanctions says daughter can't visit Hong Kong
Tory MP hit with sanctions by China says his daughter is being barred from visiting Hong Kong - amid new calls for ministers to boycott Winter Olympics in Beijing Tim Loughton was one of nine people slapped with revenge sanctions by China  Move by Beijing back in March targeted MPs and academics critical of China MP said the sanctions likely stop daughter travelling to Hong Kong for a wedding Came as ministers face renewed pressure to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics 

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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

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 recruiting sergeant' to the cause of opposing Xi Jinping's regime

Mr Loughton said the action taken against him and his colleagues is a 'badge of honour' which has acted as a 'huge

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