Prime Minister Keir Starmer had barely registered the UK’s concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the plight of a jailed newspaper publisher in Hong Kong when the British press found themselves abruptly bundled out of the room.

Keir Starmer said he wanted Chancellor Rachel Reeves to meet with Chinese vice premier He Lifeng as he said thawing relations with China is 'important'

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to build a "pragmatic" relationship with China that is "rooted in the UK's national interests" when he meets President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday.

Sir Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday, the first time a British premier has shaken hands with the leader since 2018.The pair talked in Rio de Janeiro on Monday and Sir Keir pledged to have “pragmatic” discussions with the leader of the Asian economic superpower when they speak.

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil today. He will become the first British premier to meet the authoritarian leader since 2018 when the pair hold talks in Rio de Janeiro amid a backlash from the Tories.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Starmer will call for Britain and other major economies to engage with China "pragmatically" on areas of mutual cooperation,

Starmer set for talks with Chinese president Xi at G20 summit - Starmer set to become first British PM to meet with Chinese leader in more than half a decade