China lifts sanctions on British MPs as part of Starmer visit – POLITICO

SHANGHAI — China has lifted sanctions it imposed almost five years ago on a group of serving British parliamentarians who criticized Beijing’s record on human rights.

Nine British citizens, including five MPs and two members of the House of Lords, were sanctioned after speaking out, including about what campaigners allege is a genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told broadcasters on Friday that he had secured the move from Chinese President Xi Jinping in three hours of talks in Beijing on Thursday.