Chinese sanctions on UK lawmakers lifted after Starmer talks with Xi

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2026-01-30

Shanghai (PA Media/dpa) - Chinese sanctions imposed on British lawmakers have been lifted following Keir Starmer's talks with Xi Jinping - but the group of parliamentarians affected warned they should not be used as a "bargaining chip" in talks with Beijing. The lifting of the restrictions on the members of both chambers of the British parliament, the House of Commons and House of Lords, which included a ban on travel to China, was promised by th......

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