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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer urged to bring ‘arbitrarily detained’ British citizen Jimmy Lai back to UK from China trip

Jimmy Lai, 78, has been in detention in Hong Kong for more than five years after his arrest in 2020

The Independent UK

AstraZeneca to invest £11bn in China after rowing back on UK expansion

Keir Starmer says the move, announced during his trip to Beijing, will help support thousands of British jobs

The Guardian - UK

What agreements have been made during Starmer’s trip to China?

Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions

The Guardian - UK

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China deal will cut tariffs on Scotch whisky, Sir Keir Starmer says

The Prime Minister struck the agreement to reduce export tariffs on Scotch from 10% to 5% during his trip to China.

Evening Standard

Chinese state media views Starmer’s visit as act of economic pragmatism

PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over politics’

The Guardian - UK

Xi didn’t really see a point to Keir’s visit – but hey, let a hundred flowers bloom

Chinese leader bestows a little largesse on the British PM while getting the green light for London ‘mega embassy’

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street leaves door open to Xi Jinping UK visit

The Government is seeking to strengthen relations with China, whose president’s last state visit to Britain was in 2015.

Evening Standard

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Prime minister leaving door open to potential UK visit from Xi Jinping

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister, speaking in Beijing, did not rule out a future visit by the Chinese leader

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer opens door to UK visit by Xi Jinping after bilateral talks

PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British critics

The Guardian - UK

Swinney blasts Labour’s ‘betrayal’ as Waspi women again denied compensation

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said it is ‘deeply regrettable’ women who lost out after state pension changes will not be compensated.

Evening Standard

No 10 welcomes EU move to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards terrorists – but won’t say if UK will do the same

The EU agreed to include Iran’s IRGC on its list of terrorist organisations on Thursday

The Independent UK

Visa-free China travel is coming - but which countries still need one?

Brits will be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa under the new deal - but you still need one to visit dozens of countries

Evening Standard

Holyrood election must be ‘referendum on SNP’s record’, says Liz Kendall

The UK Science and Technology Secretary was speaking as she visited the site of Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Burnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham also criticised the ‘stock-in-trade’ culture of anonymous briefings in Westminster.

Evening Standard

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Fifth man arrested over arson attacks on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer

The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old man has been released under investigation

The Independent UK

Another arrest made over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer

A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with arson attacks on properties linked to the prime minister

The Independent UK

Britons travelling to China will no longer need visas, No 10 announces after Starmer meeting with Xi

Britons will be able to travel to China for 30 days without a visa under the new deal, which will apply to both tourists and business travellers

Evening Standard

UK citizens to get visa-free travel to China after Starmer talks with Xi

Those visiting the country for less than 30 days will no longer need a visa under the agreement.

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The Independent UK

Andy Burnham says he was in a ‘better position than anybody’ to beat Reform in by-election

The Greater Manchester mayor was blocked from standing in the northwest seat

The Independent UK

Starmer signs landmark deal with China to tackle small boats crisis

The agreement to share data is significant because 60 per cent of the engines used to power the small boats come from China

The Independent UK

Inside the Hong Kong newsrooms stifled by fear after Jimmy Lai’s conviction

After Keir Starmer failed to secure Jimmy Lai’s release during his visit to China, journalists in Hong Kong tell Shweta Sharma how the British media mogul’s conviction has all but declawed the city’s press

Evening Standard

UK and allies ensuring Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Starmer says

Donald Trump has sent a ‘massive armada’ to the Middle East, as he urged the Iranian regime to come to the table on a deal over nuclear weapons.

Euronews

Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing to strengthen UK-China relations

The first UK prime minister to visit in eight years, Starmer has sought business deals and a "strategic partnership" to reset ties strained by decades of tensions.

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘good progress’ made on tariffs and visa-free travel in China talks

China said it was willing to ‘actively consider’ implementing unilateral visa-free entry for the UK.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing

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