US EditionBBC World Service - Newshour, UK Prime Minister Lands in China on Trade Mission
Starmer leads a delegation of over 50 UK business and cultural figures to seek improved trade access while addressing security concerns amid years of tense relations.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing with more than 50 British representatives, in the first UK prime ministerial visit since Theresa May in 2018.
- Downing Street says the visit follows a policy of dialogue as a Downing Street spokesman said `without meaningful dialogue, we make no progress`, acknowledging China matters for the UK.
- Accompanying Starmer are Business Secretary Peter Kyle and City minister Lucy Rigby, with Jaguar Land Rover, Barclays, AstraZeneca, Science Museum, and National Theatre; parliamentarians urged distancing over Jimmy Lai's imprisonment.
- Downing Street says Starmer will press disputes while engaging; he will raise `a range of areas where we disagree` and press for trade access with business delegates, insisting it will not `trade economic access for our national security`.
- Following ministerial visits and an embassy approval last week, China, the UK's third-largest trading partner, remains crucial in global supply chains, underscoring the trip's economic stakes.
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The prime minister and all his team were advised not to carry any electronic device for China, given the risk of spying. They received off-telephones and laptops.
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