Chinese pressure is fuelling a drive to remove the Queen as head of state in Barbados, a Tory MP has claimed.
Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said yesterday that Beijing had actively sought to undermine London’s historical status as a key partner with Caribbean nations.
He declined to go into detail regarding the alleged tactics, but told The Times: “China has been using infrastructure investment and debt diplomacy as a means of control for a while and it’s coming closer to home for us.
“British partners have long faced challenges from rivals seeking to undermine our alliance. Today we’re seeing it in the Caribbean. Some islands seem to be close to swapping a symbolic Queen in Windsor for a real
