UK MPs call for Hong Kong dissident's immediate release from prison

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2024-11-19

London (PA Media/dpa) - Hong Kong businessman and British national Jimmy Lai must be released unconditionally and immediately from prison, a group of members of the UK Parliament and their allies across the world have said as his trial recommences. Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith, former chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Labour former minister Meg Hillier are among the senior political figures to have joined calls for Mr Lai's release. Pro-......

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