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A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, according to parliamentary sources.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is understood to have refused a request for access over Chinese sanctions against five MPs and two peers.
Queen Elizabeth will lie in state in Westminster Hall until she is buried on Monday next week.
China says it is still considering whether to attend the funeral.
A high-ranking official from Beijing had been expected to be amongst the guests, but a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, Mao Ning said earlier on today that no decision had been made. END.