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China Lifts Sanctions on UK MPs After Starmer's Talks

1/30/2026

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China lifts sanctions on British MPs and peers after talks between Keir Starmer (Leader of the Labour Party) and Xi Jinping (President of the People's Republic of China).
In 2021, nine UK citizens, including five Conservative MPs, were banned for criticizing human rights abuses against the Uyghur community.
Starmer confirmed the immediate lifting of these sanctions.
Some individuals, including academics and civil society members, remain sanctioned amid ongoing China–UK tensions.

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China lifts sanctions on British MPs and peers after talks between Keir Starmer (Leader of the Labour Party) and Xi Jinping (President of the People's Republic of China).
In 2021, nine UK citizens, including five Conservative MPs, were banned for criticizing human rights abuses against the Uyghur community.
Starmer confirmed the immediate lifting of these sanctions.
Some individuals, including academics and civil society members, remain sanctioned amid ongoing China–UK tensions.