While Abbott will take the heat, some very raised eyebrows in Westminster at inclusion of "Golden Gerry" Grimstone on the new board of trade. The peer and minister is one of the most obsequious pro-Beijing figures in Govt/Britain
A ormer boss of Barclays bank... Lord Grimstone has boasted that he’s been to China ‘200 times, I go there once a month’. dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
Before his appointment Lord Grimstone warned anti-Beijing protesters in an interview with the state-backed China Daily: ‘Hong Kong people should ask themselves a question: What is Hong Kong without China?’ dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
Lord Grimstone also said violent protests against Chinese rule were ‘utterly unacceptable’ and appeared to defend an authoritarian clampdown by the regime, asking: ‘How would British police respond if petrol bombs were thrown at them?’ dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
In 2018 Lord Grimstone heaped praise on Communist dictator Xi Jinping’s leadership style, saying: ‘The fact that Xi is prepared to give such strong authoritarian guidance within the context of a market economy is great for companies like mine.’ dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
no guesses where he will be banging the drum then!
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