British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering boycotting the Winter Olympics in Beijing, reports say.
London:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year to protest China’s record on human rights, the Times reported on Saturday.
An “active discussion” within the government is ongoing, with Foreign Minister Liz Truss reportedly in favor of the boycott, the newspaper said.
Under one option, British ministers would not attend the Olympics, despite having an ambassador to China, the Times added.
Five Conservative politicians have written to Johnson urging him to ban any official UK diplomatic representation at the Winter Olympics in February, according to reports.
President Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed that the United States was considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
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