Larissa Huntington

But that didn't stop a warning from Xi of the potential for future conflict with the US over the issue of Taiwan's independence.

And you mentioned it yesterday, but for some very quick background, Taiwan's a democratically governed island off the coast of China that Beijing wants to reunify with.

That's how it terms it.

And Xi hasn't ruled out using force to do that, which the US is of course against.

And before his visit though, Trump did flag that he was open to talking about it.

Yeah, so we'll have to wait and see if anything happens there.

What we do know is that Trump and Xi agreed to a constructive, strategic and stable relationship going forward, and they reportedly reached a positive outcome on trade.

And they also discussed the war in Iran, of course, and they said that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.

But Trump backed away from speculation that he'd ask Xi to intervene there, saying he doesn't need any help.

So make of that what you will.

Beyond that, though, there were no major deals or announcements made.

Just to step it back a bit, Starmer's Labor Party copped a hiding at local elections recently.

You and Andrew have talked about that, but it goes a bit deeper than that.

People aren't happy with some of his policies and with cost of living pressures rising sharply, he's under real pressure to step down.

And as he said last night, Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned ahead of what many tipped would be a leadership challenge.

That hasn't happened yet and there's some doubt that he has the numbers.

But another development further north, though, could tip the balance.

Yeah, he says that's to tackle bracket creep, which is where pay rises to cover inflation push workers into higher tax brackets.

Taylor says that his plan would give 85% of workers savings of about $1,000 within four years.

Analysts say that tax experts have backed that idea for quite a long time, but it could be very expensive for any future coalition government.