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China threatened to cancel key trade talks after UK minister’s Taiwan visit in June
Exclusive: diplomats had to scramble to contain fallout with Beijing after Douglas Alexander’s trip to TaipeiC…
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UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January
New date to approve site near Tower Bridge in London aligns with Keir Starmer’s planned visit to BeijingThe go…
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Defence lawyers would have used Tories’ statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says
Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been …
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Missing ‘critical element’ caused UK China spying trial to collapse, say prosecutors
Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecuti…
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Chinese embassy approval could be unlawful if UK ministers gave advance assurances
If Keir Starmer made promises to China it could constitute ‘predetermination’, Lord Banner legal opinion concl…
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MPs to hold inquiry into collapsed China spy case after No 10 publishes key evidence
Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions yet to be asked’Ques…
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Starmer on horns of dilemma over China’s seven-year mega-embassy saga
Decision time is coming after Labour called in the planning application for the new building in east LondonIn …
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Has UK-India trade deal ‘sold out British workers’ as Farage and Badenoch claim?
Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal A multib…
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UK and India agree ‘landmark’ trade deal after three years of negotiations
Deal could help UK industries hit by Trump tariffs, as ministers say it will add £4.8bn a year to economy by 2…
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Tariffs driving India to strike trade deals, finance minister says ahead of UK talks
Nirmala Sitharaman says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political tiesInd…
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Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing o…
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Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China
Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next w…
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UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal
Exclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out for a Labour gov…