保安局局長李家超正考慮行使香港法例第151章《社團條例》第8條的權力作出命令，禁止香港民族黨繼續運作。英國外交部發聲明表示關注事件。聲明指，香港《基本法》及香港人權法案，保障選舉、言論及結社自由。英國不支持香港獨立，但香港高度自治、香港的權利及自由是其生活方式的核心，獲得充分尊重很重要。
以下是聲明全文：
FCO spokesman said:
We note with concern the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government plans to prohibit the continued operation of the Hong Kong National Party. The rights to stand for election, of free speech and of freedom of association are enshrined in the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights.
The UK does not support Hong Kong independence, but Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, and its rights and freedoms, are central to its way of life, and it is important they are fully respected.
