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The British Prime Minister will make a speech later this morning that's aiming to save his job.
Keir Starmer will set out a bolder agenda for his Labour government after disastrous election results revive talk of a leadership challenge.
One relatively unknown Labour MP, Catherine West, says she'll begin an effort to remove Keir Starmer if his cabinet members don't.
West added that she'll wait until the Prime Minister's speech to make a final decision.
More than 30 Labour MPs have publicly called for Starmer to resign or to set out a timetable for his departure.
But Education Secretary Bridget Philipson says ejecting their leader will only set the government back.
Education Secretary Bridget Philipson speaking there.
Catherine West's challenge may force the hand of Starmer's rivals with greater levels of support, such as Health Secretary Wes Streeting and former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
In a statement on Sunday night, Rayner said, what we're doing now isn't working and the Prime Minister must now meet the moment.
But she stopped short of declaring a run against Starmer.
Well, President Trump is expected to press China's Xi Jinping over his country's approach to Iran when they meet in Beijing, according to senior US officials.
The two leaders will hold talks on Thursday and Friday in Beijing as they wrestle with disagreements over trade and the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
China is, of course, Iran's biggest oil buyer and a diplomatic backer of Beijing, Tehran.
Bloomberg's co-head for Asia, John Liu, says there are high stakes attached to this meeting.
Bloomberg's John Liu speaking there.
During the meetings, Trump and Xi are also expected to discuss a new board of trade, as well as agreements on agriculture, aerospace and energy.
Beijing officially confirmed the date of the US president's state visit earlier today.