Rachel Reeves is expected to raise Russia’s war in Ukraine and issues of human rights in Hong Kong during her trip to China. The Chancellor is visiting Beijing for the first UK-China economic and financial dialogue since 2019,

More than 150,000 Hong Kongers have come to the UK since 2020 after China launched a crackdown under its national security law

Pressure is mounting on Rachel Reeves as the Chancellor arrived in China after a week when government borrowing hit an almost 30-year high. Bond market turmoil has seen the pound sink to a 14-month low against the dollar amid fears Reeves may have to rip ...

RACHEL Reeves has vowed to “make the UK better off” on her visit to China amid fury over a major debt crisis and a plummeting economy at home. The under-siege Chancellor met Chinese

We must speak often and candidly with China where we disagree, including on democratic values and freedoms, Hong Kong, and support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine Rachel Reeves Ms Reeves later added: “This engagement also needs to advance broader ...

Ms Reeves hailed the trip as a ‘significant milestone’ in Labour’s re-engagement with China, saying she had agreed deals worth £600 million over the next five years

Rachel Reeves has vowed to stand firmly behind her October Budget ... We must speak often and candidly with China where we disagree, including on democratic values and freedoms, Hong Kong, and support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.”

Rachel Reeves flew out on Friday after ignoring calls from opposition ... Russia's invasion of Ukraine and concerns over constraints on rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, the Treasury said. On Friday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy defended the trip, telling ...

Exclusive: Former cabinet minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith said that the chancellor’s trip to Beijing was a desperate move ‘because she has trashed the economy’

Rachel Reeves's trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 - was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm's length - amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uyghurs.

The pound was quoted at USD1.2399 early on Friday in London, higher compared to USD1.2343 at the equities close on Thursday. The euro stood at USD1.0487, higher against USD1.0409. Against the yen, the dollar was trading higher at JPY155.27 compared to JPY156.02.

Davos is supposed to be a bright spot for corporate Europe. While the world’s economic engines lie elsewhere — primarily in the US and corners of Asia — the conference has been the one time a year the continent can reliably convene power-wielders from all over.