'Desperate' son of Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy Lai seeks meeting with Keir Starmer

Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears end The son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial. Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who holds British citizenship and has been kept behind bars in Hong Kong since ...