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Dame Priti Patel MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, said: โ€œThe prosecution, political show trial and conviction of Jimmy Lai is an outrage to democracy, personal freedom and liberty.

“His degrading treatment and imprisonment at the hands of the Chinese Communist Partyโ€™s authoritarian regime has been appalling.

โ€œI pay tribute to the fortitude and courage of Jimmy and his family who have fought with dignity in their campaign for his freedom and for awareness of his treatment.

“The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, must now directly raise Jimmyโ€™s case with President Xi and demand Jimmyโ€™s immediate release from custody so his ordeal can end, he can be returned to Britain and be reunited with his family.

โ€œThe imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong is in violation of the freedoms that should have been guaranteed under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and the British Government has not done enough to oppose the suppression of freedom and human rights in Hong Kong.โ€

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