US EditionStarmer invites Japan PM to UK after Tokyo talks
Starmer invited Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi to the UK to enhance trade, security, and defense ties amid regional instability, calling their partnership the strongest in decades.
- During a four-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai, Keir Starmer secured agreements on reduced whisky tariffs, visa-free travel for British citizens, and lifted sanctions on British parliamentarians.
- Starmer, leading a 54-strong business delegation, aimed to reset UK–China relations while balancing engagement with security concerns amid US warnings.
- Octopus Energy and PCG Power announced the joint venture Bitong Energy, which aims to trade up to 140 TWh of renewable energy annually in Guangdong and generate about £50 million in profits.
- Starmer said he hopes Xi will visit Britain in 2027 as part of the G20, despite ongoing strains over espionage, support for Russia, and Hong Kong.
- Business deals announced during the visit aim to export British tech and services to China, with Octopus citing this as a goal and partners supporting China’s smarter spot power markets.
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UK, China Renewable Energy Firms Form Joint Venture as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits China
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Starmer invites Japan PM to UK after Tokyo talks
Sir Keir Starmer has declared that relations between Britain and Japan are the strongest they've been for decades - as he invited the Japanese Prime Minister to visit the UK. Our political editor Gary Gibbon has been traveling with the Prime Minister.
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