00:00The Americans are absolutely right. It is very likely the Chinese would use this super embassy
00:04as a base for espionage, probably not just in the UK but across Europe. Moreover, there are some
00:10critical data centres very close to that embassy site, proposed embassy site, and there are some
00:15critical data cables in that vicinity as well. I think it's a really bad idea to give the Chinese
00:21government permission for that embassy. And in fact, in government, we conservatives were clear
00:25we did not want to give permission to this embassy, but Keir Starmer is so desperate to cosy up to
00:31President Xi and the Chinese that he will apparently do pretty much whatever they ask, and that is weak
00:36and it's wrong. The Chinese embassy is going through the planning process at the moment.
00:40Our planning process in our country is rigorous, but people have to understand we are very, very
00:45used in this country to dealing with these sorts of diplomatic instances and making sure that any
00:51diplomatic installations in our country are rigorously monitored and they are kept secure.
00:58This is not a new issue for Britain. We also have a great relationship with the United States,
01:03and of course we share intelligence with the United States, so this is all part of the process of having
01:09a partnership with the US where if they have concerns we will answer them. But people need to rest assured
01:15this is not a new challenge for us. This is something we deal with day in, day out in order to keep our
01:21country safe and secure and I can assure people that is exactly what we are doing.
