Chinese officials allowed to attend Queen's lying-in-state
On Friday, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, believing the ambassadorial ban had been extended to all representatives of the Chinese state, said he would like to "applaud" Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.Sir Ian was one ofhave been urging Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to withdraw the invitation extended to the Chinese government to attend the Queen's funeral.
Sir Lindsay has declined to comment on access to Westminster Hall, telling the BBC on Friday: "It's better I don't comment because everything has security implications. It would be wrong of me to do so." It is not the sole jurisdiction of the Commons Speaker, particularly when Buckingham Palace and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are involved, as they are during major state occasions.- including the seven parliamentarians.
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