Sir Keir Starmer has received a ceremonial welcome at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People ahead of his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qian.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a UK prime minister to China in eight years.

China is lifting its travel ban on MPs and peers who criticised the country’s human rights record and will allow all British parliamentarians to enter the country, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. Starmer said the lifting of the travel ban,

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hailed “really good progress” on issues including visa-free travel and tariffs during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

The affected MPs and peers said they would not stop speaking out against human rights abuses, including the targeting of the minority Uyghur Muslim community in Xinjiang province.