The Foreign Office has demanded answers from Djibouti over its detention and deportation of a Tory MP. On Sunday, The Telegraph revealed that Tim Loughton, a former minister who has been sanctioned by China,

Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country

Conservative former minister Tim Loughton claimed he was deported from Djibouti because of its close links with China.

A Conservative MP says he was deported during a trip to Djibouti because of the east African country's close ties to China. Tim Loughton, the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said he was detained for more than seven hours and barred from entry to Djibouti earlier this month.

Tory MP Tim Loughton detained and deported by African country with close links to China - Tim Loughton, who was santioned by Beijing in 2021, said he was held at the airport for seven hours

British Conservative MP Tim Loughton has been sanctioned by China over his criticism of China over Beijing’s human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province

Tim Loughton said he was one of the seven British MPs sanctioned by China three years ago for "speaking out against the industrial scale human rights abuses" in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.