投稿者: Eleni Courea Political correspondent
Exclusive: diplomats had to scramble to contain fallout with Beijing after Douglas Alexander’s trip to TaipeiChina threatened to cancel high-level trade talks with the UK earlier this year over a government minister’s visit to Taiwan, the Guardian can …
New date to approve site near Tower Bridge in London aligns with Keir Starmer’s planned visit to BeijingThe government has delayed its decision on whether to approve China’s super-embassy in London until January, when Keir Starmer is expected to visit …
Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been seized on in trialDefence lawyers would have used Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly’s statements about China to dismiss a case against two men …
Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecutionsThe government’s evidence in the China espionage trial was missing a “critical element” that meant there was “no other option” but to colla…
If Keir Starmer made promises to China it could constitute ‘predetermination’, Lord Banner legal opinion concludesApproving a Chinese super-embassy in east London could be unlawful if ministers gave Beijing assurances about the project in advance, one …
Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions yet to be asked’Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy rowMPs will hold an inquiry into the collapse of the caseagainst two m…
Decision time is coming after Labour called in the planning application for the new building in east LondonIn 2018, a prime piece of real estate near the Tower of London that was once home to a Cistercian abbey and later became the historic manufacturi…
Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal A multibillion-pound free trade agreement with India has long been touted as a big Brexit boon.Cheaper clothes and shoes for British shoppers, a huge …
Deal could help UK industries hit by Trump tariffs, as ministers say it will add £4.8bn a year to economy by 2040 Britain and India have agreed a long-desired trade deal that ministers said would cut tariffs and add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy by 2…
Nirmala Sitharaman says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political tiesIndia is seeking to strike more trade deals with other countries at a time of “global uncertainty”, its finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, sai…
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on FridayUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as…
Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next weekThe UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of a trip b…
Exclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out for a Labour governmentBritish negotiators have flown to India in a last-ditch attempt to clinch a trade deal amid concerns that Narendra Modi’s administratio…