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

2026-01-29 - 17:11

PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British critics UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has taken a major step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a UK visit from Xi Jinping in a move that drew immediate anger from British critics of Beijing. During the first visit by a British prime minister to China in eight years – a period which Starmer described as an “ice age” – he said talks with the Chinese president had left the bilateral relationship in a stronger place. Continue reading...