Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves kicked off a two-day China visit Saturday, a landmark exchange highlighting the Labour government’s efforts to stay focused on long-term plans to get the British economy growing again even as fiscal concerns mount back home.

Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019

British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing criticism for travelling to China during financial market turmoil at home, said on Saturday that "pragmatic and predictable" relations with Beijing would help boost economic growth and trade.

A defiant Rachel Reeves has defended flying to China for a business trip in the face of fears that Britain is heading for an economic crisis. As the pound hit a new 14-month low and the cost of government borrowing rose again,