Starmer: UK-China relations have gone from 'golden age to ice age'

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2026-01-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told ministers the UK's relations with China had gone from the "golden age to the ice age" ahead of a trip to the country this week in the hope of a thaw. Starmer will travel to China on Tuesday as he attempts to continue building bridges with Beijing after a freeze in Sino-British relations in the final years of the Conservative government. In a Cabinet meeting ahead of his departure, S......

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