Number 10 described the move as disappointing , insisting that it was vital the probe happens.
Tory MP and founder of Britain s China Research Group, Tom Tugendhat, accused Beijing of shameful behaviour . He said the failure to investigate puts everyone at risk of a repeat, and particularly those who are closest - the Chinese people.
And Sari Haven, of the Mercator Institute for China Studies think-tank, dismissed the regime s claim that a visa issue led to the team being denied entry. She said: Of course the decoy narrative becomes more difficult to maintain when the WHO team is snooping around.