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

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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 December 2020. Jimmy Lai’s lawyers have complained about his conditions in detention and say they are increasingly worried about his health. “I don’t want my father to die in jail,”...