Rachel Reeves is expected to raise support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and issues of human rights in Hong Kong during her trip to China.

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

MPs and peers pen letter to Rachel Reeves urging her to raise plight of detained political prisoners during China trip.

With the trip publicly known, cancelling it would have been seen as a sign of panic with comparisons inevitably drawn with Denis Healey in 1976 with the then Chancellor turning back at Heathrow – aborting a planned trip to Hong Kong as the pound plunged – became the defining symbol of the economic crisis.

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.”

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 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 ...

Rachel Reeves has refused to comment on the state of Britain's economic turmoil during her visit to China, as the Tories hit out at Starmer's Chancellor going "missing". During her visit to bicycle-maker Brompton’s flagship Beijing store earlier today,

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 up her own fiscal rules.