Starmers approval of China mega embassy threatens stability of the entire UK
After todays disastrous decision it appears not only are we ruled in law by the EU but now we are going to be manipulated and monitored by China. Wait for the London exodus...
Today marks a catastrophic failure of leadership and a dark day for British sovereignty.
While many of us were distracted by the WEF cult meeting in Davos, the Labour government quietly signed the death warrant for our national data security. The decision to approve the new Chinese Mega Embassy at the Royal Mint Court isn’t just a planning permission grant, it is an incomprehensible act of capitulation that places a hostile state’s intelligence apparatus in the very beating heart of our capital and right next to data cables at the very heart of our communications network.
Only yesterday, Keir Starmer stood before the cameras, and told the British public his government would put Britain’s interest first. Today, that promise lies in tatters.
The Mega Embassy Myth
Let’s be clear about what has just been agreed to. This is not a diplomatic outpost, it is a surveillance fortress covered by the laws of the CCP. We are handing over the Royal Mint Court which is a site of historic significance to the UK to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to build what will effectively be the largest spy base in Europe complete with secret underground rooms and more than 200 extra staff on site.
Iain Duncan Smith’s appearance on Sky News today was perfect in tone, a chilling wake up call that every Briton needs to hear. He rightly dismantled the government’s narrative, exposing the mitigations Labour claim to have desperately put in place to allow them to approve the embassy for what they are, an utter fantasy, a delision.
The cable guy
The most egregious deception from the government concerns the data cables. For months, we have been fed platitudes that the risk to the critical internet infrastructure running beneath the site could be managed after initially denying they ever existed. The proposed site sits directly on top of the primary fiberoptic arteries that feed the City of London and the London Stock Exchange.
We are not talking about a few phone lines. We are talking about the neural pathways of our financial sector. The government is fully aware of this. They know that the plans include deep basements and hidden rooms, perfect environments for tapping directly into the data stream without ever leaving sovereign Chinese soil. To approve this site is insanity, you are inviting China to have access to our most sensitive data.
Deaf to intelligence
It is not just the politicians sounding the alarm. If you look past the official signed off statements, the discomfort from our intelligence community is palpable.
MI5 and GCHQ have issued repeated, veiled warnings about the impossibility of wholly eliminating the risk from this new embassy. Basically they are being polite expedient saying there is a risk and they cant stop it. Our Five Eyes partners, particularly in the United States, are watching with horror. They understand what Starmer seemingly ignores. You cannot share sensitive intelligence with a partner who allows the adversary to set up a listening post next door. This decision doesn’t just threaten our data, it threatens our standing in the single most important security alliance we have.
Then there are the global corporations in London whose secret communications are flowing in those cables. You think the likes of Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Revolut or KPMG will want to stay when work starts on this project? Not a chance.
The evidence is only a Google away
We cannot say we weren’t warned. A review of the recent analysis from our other blog posts (links below) confirms the terrifying picture of exactly what we have just signed up for.
Mass Data Harvest: GCHQ’s warnings highlights, the CCP’s strategy is not traditional espionage; it is a ‘harvest everything, decrypt later’ approach. By sitting on the cables, they don’t need to target individuals, they can vacuum up the metadata of millions.
The “Super Embassy” Reality: This facility is a trojan horse. This isn’t about visas or trade promotion, it’s a hardened command center for operations on Britain and the EU.
A History of Hacks: We have already seen major Chinese hacks exposing our vulnerabilities. To pretend that a physical fortress in London won’t supercharge these capabilities is wilfully naive.
An utter betrayal
With a trip to Beijing likely on the cards, the Prime Minister has evidently decided that a potential trade boost is worth the price of giving away our national security. He has traded the long term safety of our digital infrastructure for a short term economic propaganda.
The government has lied about the cables. They have ignored the distress signals from our allies. And they have broken their promise to put Britain first.
As the construction crews move in to turn the Royal Mint into a fortress for the CCP, we must ask ourselves: Is this the behaviour of a serious nation? Or have we just become a client state to the highest bidder?