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UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Foreign affairs
Exclusive: The British ambassador requested help from the Trump White House on dealing with the radical right in the UK, PoliticsHome understands.
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
Foreign affairs
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
UK To Officially Recognise Israel's Occupation Of West Bank As Unlawful
Foreign affairs
UK To Officially Recognise Israel's Occupation Of West Bank As Unlawful
Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Foreign affairs
Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Green Party Manchester Mayoral Candidate Pledges To Twin Manchester With Palestinian City Of Ramallah
Foreign affairs
Green Party Manchester Mayoral Candidate Pledges To Twin Manchester With Palestinian City Of Ramallah
How Will Andy Burnham’s First Months On The World Stage Play Out?
Foreign affairs
How Will Andy Burnham’s First Months On The World Stage Play Out?
The Foreign Office Is Leaderless Amid A Restructuring – And What's The Strategy?
Foreign affairs
The Foreign Office Is Leaderless Amid A Restructuring – And What's The Strategy?
Opinion
A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
Foreign affairs
By Tom Brufatto
A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
Britain's support for global education funds is more vital than ever – it must be maintained
Foreign affairs
By Bambos Charalambous MP and Rachel Gilmour MP
Britain's support for global education funds is more vital than ever – it must be maintained
Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
Environment
By Graeme Downie MP
Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
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UK Reprimanded Over Social Media Laws By US Diplomats At Embassy Summit
UK Reprimanded Over Social Media Laws By US Diplomats At Embassy Summit
Technology
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Foreign affairs
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Environment
A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
A commitment to rejoin the EU would make Labour more electable
By Tom Brufatto
Foreign affairs
Lib Dem MP Warns Her Party Is 'Struggling For Relevance' In Call For 'Insurgent' Liberalism
Lib Dem MP Warns Her Party Is "Struggling For Relevance" In Call For "Insurgent" Liberalism
Political parties
Labour MPs Refuse To Back Tory Wandsworth Council Against Government Funding Cuts
Labour MPs Refuse To Back Tory Wandsworth Council Against Government Funding Cuts
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Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Foreign affairs
Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Diplomacy is having a lean period as wars rage on, but it has found a star in Hiroshi Suzuki. Japan’s ambassador to the UK tells Ben Gartside about his love of the UK, the power of social media and travels with his stuffed toy
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign affairs
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry tells Sienna Rodgers Labour needs ‘bold and brave and open leadership’ – from radicalism at home to the EU reset and British soft power around the world
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
Education
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
More than 60,000 Ukrainian children have grown up in the UK since fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zoe Crowther explores how the absence of a long-term settlement plan is leaving these children and their families in limbo.
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Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Back in January 2017, I accompanied Theresa May to the White House to meet Donald Trump. She was the first foreign leader through the door after his surprise election victory.
Burnham's analysis is right – but Manchesterism must also be applied beyond UK borders
Foreign affairs
By Tom Delamere
Burnham's analysis is right – but Manchesterism must also be applied beyond UK borders
As a fellow Scouse Catholic (and Evertonian too) the social structures that shaped Burnham’s "Manchesterism” shaped my path into international development.
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Environment
By Pippa Heylings MP and Rep Maxine Dexter
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic are dealing with the worsening consequences of climate change.
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
Foreign affairs
By Libby Smith
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
For the first time in almost three decades, a Labour Prime Minister is chairing Cabinet without a dedicated minister – or secretary of state – for international development sitting at the table. The significance of this is not administrative; it is political.
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
Foreign affairs
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: the Golden Arches Theory
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Foreign affairs
By Barry Gardiner MP and Prof Tim Clack
Britain must tackle climate migration before people reach the border
Too often, political debate about migration begins with a boat, a border crossing or an asylum claim.
Another genocidal massacre is about to happen in Sudan. Andy Burnham can't say he wasn't warned
Foreign affairs
By Mohannad Taha
Another genocidal massacre is about to happen in Sudan. Andy Burnham can't say he wasn't warned
Our incoming prime minister says the global picture is darkening. He's right. But nowhere is that picture as dark as the humanitarian crisis that is Sudan.
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Communities
By Baroness Helic
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Early this morning, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup journey ended with defeat to the United States. Today, its players begin the journey home.
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
Foreign affairs
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
A cross-party group of 75 MPs has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to sanction Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin over the alleged torture of Palestinian civilians.
Defence investment matters - but so does our strategy
Foreign affairs
By Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Defence investment matters - but so does our strategy
We are living in an incredibly unstable world, with decades-old global norms and institutions crumbling and serious threats to our own security.
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Chapman
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Aid spending has its critics. It always has, not helped by a decade or more of politicians being unclear on the case for it. Some say it doesn’t work, and nothing gets any better.
Trump’s Iran war has changed geopolitics – but not in the way that he and Netanyahu had hoped
Foreign affairs
By Lord Ricketts
Trump’s Iran war has changed geopolitics – but not in the way that he and Netanyahu had hoped
Wars are much easier to start than to end. That is a hard truth, which a generation of politicians and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic learned from our wars of choice in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Culture
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Launched with fanfare but sinking without trace, the Soft Power Council appears to be an object lesson in how the UK fails to leverage its cultural, sporting and educational assets, reports Ben Gartside
Maritime Chokepoints: It Could Get Worse Than The Strait Of Hormuz Closure
Defence
Maritime Chokepoints: It Could Get Worse Than The Strait Of Hormuz Closure
Supply chains have been badly hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but – as Noah Vickers reports – the worst could still be to come.
Vital extradition protections have been lost in the new Crime & Policing Act
Foreign affairs
By Lord Carter of Haslemere
Vital extradition protections have been lost in the new Crime & Policing Act
A quiet change in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has removed an important safeguard for British citizens convicted abroad without even knowing their trial had taken place.
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
Energy
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
As the conflict in Iran highlights Britain’s exposure to fossil fuel markets, Zoe Crowther examines fears UK’s shift towards clean energy might mean replacing one dependency with another
Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Foreign affairs
Meet Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Who Loves Pubs, Paddington And The Premier League
Diplomacy is having a lean period as wars rage on, but it has found a star in Hiroshi Suzuki. Japan’s ambassador to the UK tells Ben Gartside about his love of the UK, the power of social media and travels with his stuffed toy
Hormuz has shown the vulnerability but there are other emerging challenges to chokepoints like our own Dover Strait
Economy
By Rear Admiral Iain Lower
Hormuz has shown the vulnerability but there are other emerging challenges to chokepoints like our own Dover Strait
The UK’s prosperity has always depended on the sea.
Brexit Scars And UK Political Instability Temper Brussels Enthusiasm For EU Reset
Foreign affairs
Brexit Scars And UK Political Instability Temper Brussels Enthusiasm For EU Reset
The European Commission and national leaders can see the benefits of a rapprochement but Brexit scars, unresolved disputes and uncertainty over who will be in No 10 are tempering Brussels’ enthusiasm, finds Christian Spillmann
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign affairs
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry tells Sienna Rodgers Labour needs ‘bold and brave and open leadership’ – from radicalism at home to the EU reset and British soft power around the world
The Global Partnerships Conference is an opportunity to show what Labour stands for
Foreign affairs
By Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
The Global Partnerships Conference is an opportunity to show what Labour stands for
Amid the political upheaval of recent weeks, a post from a former colleague caught my eye.
Labour Cannot Rely On An EU Reset – Or Rejoin Pledge – To Win Over Voters
Brexit
Labour Cannot Rely On An EU Reset – Or Rejoin Pledge – To Win Over Voters
Could an EU reset save Keir Starmer – or indeed the Labour Party? Taking a look at the evidence, political strategist and pollster Scarlett Maguire is not convinced
Confessions of an election observer: Viktor Orban's defeat
Foreign affairs
By Rupa Huq MP
Confessions of an election observer: Viktor Orban's defeat
Labour MP Rupa Huq shares her diary from Hungary, where she led a team of international MPs examining the elections that saw Viktor Orbán defeated
Mu Sochua: The Cambodian Politician Urging UK Action On 'Scam Centres'
Foreign affairs
Mu Sochua: The Cambodian Politician Urging UK Action On 'Scam Centres'
Mu Sochua is on an international mission to rid Cambodia of its industrial-scale ‘scam centres’. Noah Vickers speaks to her as she brings her message to Westminster
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