Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten
bbc.com
bbc.com
Countries have lots of security types so sending just them home has no purpose, hence "close the damn consulate". They can operate through their embassy, which I assume is in London, where security both ways can be maintained.
This will obviously be very embarrassing for the PRC, but it's unfortunate matter of public safety.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/09/14/china-open...