Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday regardless of the political upheaval back home after he abruptly terminated a leadership bid by the mayor of Manchester that sharply divided the Labour Party.
After taking what supporters called “quick and decisive” action in blocking Andy Burnham’s bid to become an MP, the Prime Minister's official spokesman confirmed that he will head to Beijing for three days of talks, including a meeting with President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
Mr Burnham's bid to stand at a by-election to get into parliament and apparently challenge the Prime Minister’s leadership was halted by Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) on Sunday, at the Mr Starmer's directio
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