UK ministers ready ban on health goods from China’s Xinjiang
U.K. ministers are preparing to ban the government from buying health goods made in China’s Xinjiang region, amid mounting pressure from Conservative MPs over Beijing's treatment of the Uyghur people.
Sajid Javid, the health secretary, is pre-empting the threat of a major rebellion from his own party next week with an amendment to the U.K.'s Health and Care Bill that would seek the “eradication” of slavery from health care supply chains.
The legislation could require private companies obtaining NHS contracts to meet criteria on modern slavery grounds, potentially creating a blacklist of companies that have failed the U.K.'s test.