They warn that the government’s rapprochement with Beijing may risk national security in wake of British Steel crisisSenior Labour figures have urged the government to review Chinese investment in UK infrastructure in the...
Read MoreWera Hobhouse says her apparent presence on secret list of critics of country’s human rights record made her a targetUK politics live – latest updatesA Liberal Democrat MP refused entry to Hong Kong to see her young...
Read MoreMinisters call denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘concerning’ after she flew there to visit newborn grandsonThe UK government is “greatly concerned” and wants an account of why the Liberal Democrat MP...
Read MoreForeign secretary calls Hong Kong’s denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandsonForeign secretary David Lammy said he was deeply concerned after a...
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Read MoreJapan’s stock index plummets almost 9% on Trump tariff concerns after almost $5tn was wiped off the value of global stock markets last weekJapan’s Nikkei share average tumbled nearly 9% early on Monday, while an...
Read MorePM says any deal must be ‘lasting and secure’ following fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting last week and UK weekend summitMichelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s first minister, has described a decision to build...
Read MoreUK chancellor will be first to make an official visit to China in a decadeLabour MPs have urged Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release when she becomes the first UK chancellor to make an official visit to China in...
Read MoreUK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions listKeir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures,...
Read MoreThe ‘Hong Kong 47’ were arrested in 2021 after holding an unofficial election primary and have now been sentenced to between four and 10 years in jailDozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures...
Read MoreForeign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperation’David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and China’s support for...
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