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Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten calls on EU to scrap its controversial trade deal with China 

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Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten has called on the EU to scrap its controversial trade agreement with China as it would ‘spit in the face of human rights’.  Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten has called on the EU to scrap its controversial trade agreement with China as it would ‘spit in the face … Read more

Oxford University chancellor Chris Patten accuses Cecil Rhodes statue protesters of ‘hypocrisy’

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The chancellor of Oxford University has hit out at the ‘hypocrisy’ around protests to remove a statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University’s Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate’s death pays for the education of more than … Read more