UK China policy lacks a coherent strategy, MPs warn

Summary

A Commons business, innovation, science and trade select committee has concluded that the UK is making up its China policy “as it goes along”, according to a parliamentary report. The committee said Labour’s failure to formulate a coherent strategy since 2024 “combined the worst of both worlds” for the UK in relation to China. The report says the lack of a coherent approach is hampering business and leaving national security risks unaddressed, and warns the UK risks having its strategy dictated by Washington or Beijing.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   2 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that a Commons business, innovation, science and trade select committee investigation found the UK is making up China policy “as it goes along”, with Labour’s lack of a coherent strategy since 2024 hampering business and leaving national security risks unaddressed.