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Why case of jailed Briton Jimmy Lai is major sticking point for Keir Starmer's relations with China

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Jimmy Lai is facing charges under Hong Kong's national security law, imposed by Beijing in 2020 .

The 77-year-old has lived in Hong Kong since he was 12 years old , after stowing away on a fishing boat from China and working as a child labourer in a garment factory.

He started Chinese -language newspaper Apple Daily in an attempt to maintain freedom of speech.

Mr Lai 's imprisonment and trial have become a sticking point for the UK in dealings with China .

Rishi Sunak called Mr Lai's trial "politically motivated" and vowed to keep raising the case with Beijing .

Mr Sunak dodged questions about whether he had personally raised his case with the Chinese government.

Mr Lammy was urged by MPs sanctioned by Beijing to raise the case of political prisoners.

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