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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 21 MIN

What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping?

from Politics Weekly UK · host The Guardian

Keir Starmer held talks with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week and proclaimed Britain should have a more ‘sophisticated’ relationship with China. Pippa Crerar, who was with the prime minister on the trip, tells Kiran Stacey what all this means. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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