Rachel Reeves is expected to raise support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and issues of human rights in Hong Kong during her trip to China.
More than 150,000 Hong Kongers have come to the UK since 2020 after China launched a crackdown under its national security law
MPs and peers pen letter to Rachel Reeves urging her to raise plight of detained political prisoners during China trip.
Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, embarks on a significant trade mission to China, aiming to bolster economic ties and explore investment opportunities. Her visit comes at a time when the UK economy faces challenges,
The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.
RACHEL Reeves has vowed to “make the UK better off” on her visit to China amid fury over a major debt crisis and a plummeting economy at home. The under-siege Chancellor met Chinese
Rachel Reeves has said that if the government is to succeed in its pursuit of economic growth, it must help British businesses export around the world. The chancellor insisted her visit to China last week delivered a “set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the Chinese market,
Exclusive: Former cabinet minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith said that the chancellor’s trip to Beijing was a desperate move ‘because she has trashed the economy’
Rachel Reeves's trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 - was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm's length - amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uyghurs.
This month Chancellor Rachel Reeves, struggling to spark growth in Britain’s economy, will fly to China to plead for a few crumbs from Xi’s table. She talks of being a “hard-headed economic realist” in her mission to boost trade with Beijing and will be joined by Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England boss, to underline its importance.
Ms Reeves hailed the trip as a ‘significant milestone’ in Labour’s re-engagement with China, saying she had agreed deals worth £600 million over the next five years
Only six months have passed since Sir Keir Starmer became UK prime minister. Tulip Siddiq’s departure as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister represents the third senior level resignation from Starmer’s administration.