Starmer urged to bring detained British citizen Jimmy Lai back to UK from China trip

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"Sir Kier Starmer has been urged to secure the release of a British citizen who has been arbitrarily detained" in Hong Kong. A cross-party group of MPs have called for Starmer to bring Jimmy Lai, 78, back to the UK at the end of his China trip. Mr Lai, a prominent pro-democracy advocate and founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, has been held for more than five years since his arrest in 2020. He has enduring significant periods in solitary confinement."

The Independent emphasizes the need for on-the-ground reporting and chooses not to place its reporting behind paywalls, relying on donations to fund journalists. The outlet highlights investigative work on topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech. Cross-party UK MPs have called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to seek the return of Jimmy Lai to the UK at the end of his China trip. Jimmy Lai, 78, a pro-democracy advocate and founder of Apple Daily, has been held since 2020 and has endured significant periods in solitary confinement.

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