Donald Trump has warned Sir Keir Starmer that cosying up to China will be “very dangerous”. The US president issued the warning as the Prime Minister concluded his second day of his visit to China. On Thursday, Sir Keir met Xi Jinping, the president of China, and said it was time for a “more sophisticated” relationship between the countries.

China is lifting its travel ban on MPs and peers who criticised the country’s human rights record and will allow all British parliamentarians to enter the country, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. Starmer said the lifting of the travel ban,