By Farah Master, Colleen Howe and Liz Lee HONG KONG/BEIJING, January 30 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China is the latest victory Beijing can score in its rivalry with Washington, but the deals it brings back to London also show the limits of the balancing act the middle powers can try … Read more
By William James LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – British Labor Party politician Andy Burnham was blocked from trying to return to parliament on Sunday, in what was seen as a political move by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his allies to keep out potential leadership rivals. Burnham, one of the party’s most high-profile politicians and … Read more
By Joe Cash BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Britain and China aim to revive a “golden era” trade dialogue when Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a planned visit to Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative said, with top executives from both sides expected to participate. AstraZeneca, BP, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Jaguar … Read more
The Government has condemned an activist’s “disgusting” social media posts, which sparked a backlash after his return to the UK from detention in Egypt. Alaa Abd El-Fattah, of dual British-Egyptian nationality, was detained in Egypt in September 2019. In December 2021, he was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of spreading fake news. … Read more
A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces testing “a new defensive capability, far from the front lines”. On Wednesday, Prime … Read more
By Alistair Smout and Andrew Gray LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday that talks to join the European Union’s SAFE defense fund had failed, in a blow to a much-lauded reset of post-Brexit relations aimed at strengthening Europe’s defence. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed a “new era” in Britain’s relationship with the EU in … Read more