Although Sir Keir has previously raised Mr Lai's case with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Sebastien Lai claims the prime minister needs to urgently push for his father's release. "He's still strong mentally and spiritually," he told the broadcaster. "But he's in the body of a 77-year-old, and it's just one of those situations where we can't wait."

It’s a long slide down from Lord George Macartney to Prime Minister Keir Starmer ... a sham trial for British citizen Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong newspaperman, on trumped-up charges of foreign ...

Two senior figures in US-China relations in Congress have called on Lord Mandelson to block the development of a huge 700,000 square foot Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in the heart of London – in a fresh diplomatic headache for Sir Keir Starmer ahead of his crucial meeting with President Trump.

Letter from congressional leaders says institution would help Chinese Communist Party spy on and intimidate opponents in UK