UK ministers accused of cynically blocking clear vote on genocide

Amendment would have given UK courts a role in determining if genocide is taking place

Ministers have been accused of making a mockery of democracy" by blocking a clear vote on giving the UK courts a role in determining whether a genocide is taking place.

The issue, wrapped up in the trade bill, will now return to the Lords where the proposal for a role for the UK courts - driven by allegations that Uighur Muslims are suffering a genocide at the hands of the Chinese government - is likely to be inserted for a third time.