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Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?

A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations

Evening Standard

Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections

Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party

The Independent UK

Starmer should apologise to Iraq veterans ‘harassed through courts’ – Badenoch

The Prime Minister worked on a human rights claim that paved the way for fresh inquiries into deaths in Iraq, it has been reported.

Evening Standard

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Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests

Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish his term in three years

The Independent UK

Burnham blocked but Rayner’s returning: Why Starmer cannot shake the leadership speculation

NEWS ANALYSIS: The former deputy prime minister was forced to resign last year over her tax affairs, but political editor David Maddox explains why her charisma could see her launch a remarkable comeback

The Independent UK

Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself

ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history

The Independent UK

‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

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Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai

PM may also discuss fate of Uyghurs with Chinese leader on trip aimed at improving economic relations

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer arrives in China in first visit by British PM since 2018

The visit seeks to boost trade ties with China but Sir Keir Starmer has faced criticism for engaging with a country that poses a security risk.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer vows no more 'ice age' with China as he lands in Beijing for high-profile talks

Visit seeks to boost trade ties with China - but PM faces criticism for engaging with country posing security risk

Evening Standard

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

ASML reports a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros in 2025, driven by AI demand

The Independent UK

Revealed: How Chinese minder photographed inside of PM's plane and tight security on Starmer's Beijing trip

The Prime Minister’s team has taken burner phones, temporary SIM cards and throwaway laptops on his trip to China to limit the likelihood of being bugged by spies

Evening Standard

Labour movement ‘on the line’ because of Starmer’s mistakes, says union boss – as it happened

Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan says

The Guardian - UK

ASEAN's top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and manage South China Sea disputes

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing pressure to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year and push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war

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Evening Standard

Visit to China will bring benefits for Britain, says Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister will touch down in China on Wednesday as he continues his efforts to build bridges with Beijing.

Evening Standard

‘Pragmatist’ Sir Keir Starmer distances himself from Mark Carney’s Davos speech

Mr Carney spoke of a ‘rupture in the world order’.

The Independent UK

Gorton and Denton is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform could win the seat Labour retained with 51% of the vote.

Evening Standard

Gorton and Denton by-election is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer

Since the resignation of ex MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform or the Greens could win the seat Labour has held for 90 years

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The Guardian - UK

From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine

Whether at home or abroad, the pattern of ducking difficult arguments and calling it pragmatism is the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

The Italian mountain community being overlooked by Winter Olympics held in their home

Members of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet that's now an Olympic host city, are disappointed the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture

The Guardian - UK

England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds

Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says

The Times of India

Video: Keir Starmer dons 'Top Gun' aviators to poke fun at Macron; French PM plays plays along

British prime minister Keir Starmer playfully mimicked French President Emmanuel Macron's recent aviator sunglasses appearance at Davos. Starmer donned sunglasses and greeted the audience with "Bonjour," referencing Top Gun, to which Macron responded in the comments. Macron's sunglasses were later explained as a medical necessity due to a burst blood…

The Independent UK

Starmer pushes for stronger ties with China without compromising security

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Angela Rayner hints at comeback after Andy Burnham blocked from by-election

The former deputy prime minister also insisted she is “not dead yet”, signalling a possible return to frontline politics.

Evening Standard

'I'm not dead yet', says Angela Rayner as 80 Labour MPs 'back her in leadership contest'

Former deputy prime minister says Labour’s leadership needs to ‘do better’

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