Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai

The prime minister may also discuss the fate of the Uyghurs with the Chinese leader

• Very low bar': analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Keir Starmer has said he will raise the issues that need to be raised" on human rights with China's leader, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing for the first trip to the country by a UK leader in eight years.

The prime minister has come under pressure from rights groups to try to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the jailed former media tycoon and one of Hong Kong's most significant pro-democracy voices.