UK-China latest: Starmer says Beijing will lift sanctions on British MPs immediately
China agrees to immediately lift sanctions on British MP
- China has agreed to immediately lift sanctions imposed on British Members of Parliament and peers, as announced by Sir Keir Starmer.
- The sanctions were initially imposed by Beijing in 2021 as a retaliatory measure after the UK sanctioned Chinese officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
- Senior politicians, including Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Tom Tugendhat, were among those sanctioned by China.
- The Prime Minister stated he was 'duty-bound' to address the issue, which had been a long-standing concern within Parliament.
- This agreement emerged during the Prime Minister's visit to China, despite warnings from Donald Trump about the dangers of doing business with the country.
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