China disputes account of violent incident at consulate in Manchester

Bob Chan, the protester allegedly assaulted at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, with Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith and others: ‘I then found myself being dragged into the grounds of the consulate. I held on to the gates where I was kicked and punched, I could not hold on for long.’ Photograph: Stefan Rousseau China has made representations to Britain over an incident at its consulate general in Manchester on Monday during which police say a protester was pulled inside the grounds and beaten. Britain's foreign secretary, James Cleverly, described the actions of consulate personnel as "completely unacceptable behaviour" and…