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.

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.

The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.

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

Rachel Reeves vowed to stand by her “non-negotiable” fiscal ... amid long-standing human rights concerns about the treatment of Uighur Muslims, constraints on freedoms in Hong Kong and its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. When asked by reporters ...

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’

Downing Street left door open to an emergency Budget in the spring following the rising cost of government borrowing