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Wera Hobhouse, refused entry to Hong Kong, feels it was to 'silence me'

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Wera Hobhouse flew to Hong Kong with her husband to visit her son and newborn grandson.

She was detained at the airport, questioned and deported from Hong Kong .

The Bath MP said she was given no reason for being refused entry.

Hobhouse said she believes it was to "shut me up and to silence me".

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80

Informative language

76

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69

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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1

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