U.K.'s Labour is likely to champion China trade over human rights

After landslide, Starmer will face little opposition in his dealings with Beijing

Luke de Pulford

July 5, 2024 13:55 JST

The lack of discussion by Keir Starmer's Labour Party on China ought to be cause for concern, Luke de Pulford argues. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)

Luke de Pulford is founder and executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, the world's largest political initiative on the subject. Previously he co-founded and ran the anti-slavery charity Arise.

Labour's landslide in Thursday's general election means that for the first time in 14 years, the U.K. will have a center-left prime minister on Downing Street.