Close Trump considers UK deal with China 'very dangerous'Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeSir Keir Starmer has brushed off criticism from Donald Trump as he announces China has agreed to lift sanctions on British MPs and peers with immediate effect. The UK imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials and a state-run organisation involved in human rights abuses in Xinjiang province, including against the Uyghur Muslim minority. In response, in 2021, Beijing imposed sanctions on senior politicians including former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and former security minister Tom Tugendhat. The group of sanctioned parliamentarians said: “While British citizen Jimmy Lai remains imprisoned and Uyghurs continue to suffer atrocity crimes, we take no comfort in this decision and will not be silenced.”