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Amal Clooney Has Resigned As UK Special Envoy Over Boris Johnson’s “Lamentable” Plans to Violate International Law
Amal Clooney Has Resigned As UK Special Envoy Over Boris Johnson’s “Lamentable” Plans to Violate International Law
Foreign affairs
Amal Clooney has resigned as a UK special envoy in protest at what she calls a “lamentable” plan to “violate an international treaty signed by the Prime Minister less than a year ago”.
Seven Greek Islands Have Been Added to England's Coronavirus Quarantine List
Coronavirus
Seven Greek Islands Have Been Added to England's Coronavirus Quarantine List
Labour And The Tories Are Having A Furious Row Over Tony Abbott's 'Homophobic And Misogynistic' Comments
Foreign affairs
Labour And The Tories Are Having A Furious Row Over Tony Abbott's "Homophobic And Misogynistic" Comments
Reports: Foreign Aid Budget To Be Diverted To Cyber Weapons Amid Ongoing Whitehall Shakeup
Defence
Reports: Foreign Aid Budget To Be Diverted To Cyber Weapons Amid Ongoing Whitehall Shakeup
Liz Truss says questions over Tony Abbott’s women and LGBT record ‘irrelevant’ as former Australian PM lined up for UK trade job
Brexit
Liz Truss says questions over Tony Abbott’s women and LGBT record ‘irrelevant’ as former Australian PM lined up for UK trade job
Germany ‘ditches plan for EU Brexit talks’ amid concern over lack of progress
Brexit
Germany ‘ditches plan for EU Brexit talks’ amid concern over lack of progress
Boris Johnson ‘to draft in Australian ex-PM Tony Abbott’ for post-Brexit trade push
Brexit
Boris Johnson ‘to draft in Australian ex-PM Tony Abbott’ for post-Brexit trade push
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Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
Foreign affairs
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
Foreign affairs
By Jeremy Corbyn MP
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
Children have become the latest targets of Hong Kong's National Security Law
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton
Children have become the latest targets of Hong Kong's National Security Law
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Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Foreign affairs
MPs Will Be Given A Vote On New Lockdown Measures Before They Come Into Place After The Government Bowed To Pressure From Tory Rebels
MPs Will Be Given A Vote On New Lockdown Measures Before They Come Into Place After The Government Bowed To Pressure From Tory Rebels
Coronavirus
The EU Is Taking Legal Action Against The UK Internal Market Bill
The EU Is Taking Legal Action Against The UK Internal Market Bill
Brexit
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The incarceration of the Uighurs is a nightmare we have a moral duty to end
Foreign affairs
By Nus Ghani MP and Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
The incarceration of the Uighurs is a nightmare we have a moral duty to end
We cannot pick and choose which human rights abuses we acknowledge. The UK must send a clear message to all those who would threaten human dignity - no matter how big and mighty they may be
Russia report explained: everything you need to know about the landmark Intelligence and Security Committee inquiry into Kremlin influence
Defence
By Georgina Bailey
Russia report explained: everything you need to know about the landmark Intelligence and Security Committee inquiry into Kremlin influence
The heavily-trailed Intelligence and Security Committee report into Russia’s role in the UK may have grabbed headlines for its findings on Brexit and the Scottish referendum. But the inquiry also sheds light on a muddled response to the threat posed by Russia which has persisted for decades. Georgina Bailey reports.
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
Defence
By PoliticsHome staff
PoliticsHome Podcast: The Russia Report decoded
The long-awaited ‘Russia report’ has finally landed — but after all the hype is it a damp squib?
Foreign Affairs news
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
A British child rescued by government officials from Syria asked whether others in a Save the Children centre could come too
Following Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s announcement the UK is bringing home a British child from North East Syria, Save the Children’s Syria Response Director Sonia Khush said:
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
Coronavirus
By Theo Clarke MP and Lord McConnell
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
The Sustainable Development Goals offer us a way of building more resilient and sustainable economies and healthier societies, ensuring that nations are better able to deal with future economic, climate and health shocks.
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Lord Dubs
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Britain must play its part in tackling this refugee crisis and offer to rapidly relocate our fair share of the 407 unaccompanied refugee children impacted by the Moria fire.
Sanctions, China hawks and Land Rovers – a very British dilemma
Foreign affairs
By Philip Crowe
Sanctions, China hawks and Land Rovers – a very British dilemma
Diplomacy has been described as the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash. For the UK, the prospect of targeted sanctions on Chinese officials is causing worry of a splashback onto the British business community. Philip Crowe reports.
We must stand up to China’s ‘repulsive’ persecution of the Uyghurs
Foreign affairs
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
We must stand up to China’s ‘repulsive’ persecution of the Uyghurs
This week, I joined almost 140 of my Parliamentary colleagues in a cross-party letter to the Chinese ambassador, condemning his government’s repulsive behaviour against the Uyghurs.
The left’s fixation on Israel has stifled fresh analysis about long-term stability in the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Steve McCabe MP
The left’s fixation on Israel has stifled fresh analysis about long-term stability in the Middle East
Relations in the Middle East are shifting. Labour Friends of Israel will help craft a new internationalist approach to the region, while standing up to anti-Semitism in our party
Can Global Britain influence human rights during trade negotiations?
Foreign affairs
By Nabil Rastani
Can Global Britain influence human rights during trade negotiations?
Brexit will no doubt change the dynamic of human rights diplomacy. Joint European mechanisms for tackling human rights abuses will no longer form the bedrock of the UK’s leverage tools.
Parliamentary scrutiny of the government's approach to development aid has never been more vital
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Parliamentary scrutiny of the government's approach to development aid has never been more vital
The future of the International Development Committee is uncertain, but it has never been needed more. We propose the Committee remit shifts to cover all official development assistance spend across Government
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
Defence
By Laura Hutchinson
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
The UK is at a crossroads. After almost 50 years of membership, it will leave the European Union and begin a new chapter. From 1 January 2021 , Great Britain will no longer be part of a 28 strong political union – the second largest economy in the world, and the world’s largest trading bloc – but instead a small, sovereign, archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Britain's moral duty to end people trafficking
Foreign affairs
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Britain's moral duty to end people trafficking
Ending illegal Channel crossings will require long-term strategy and global leadership.
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Health
By Philippa Whitford MP
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Covid-19 is disrupting routine vaccination programmes across the world. It is crucial to achieve high rates of immunisation if we’re to safeguard our future health
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Foreign affairs
By Alain Tolhurst
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Despite his summer of receiving threats, Tom Tugendhat isn’t one to be silenced. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair speaks to Alain Tolhurst, about China, increasing Britain’s influence, and why he supports the ‘rebalance’ of less commuting
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Sub-Saharan Africa: 426 children per day at risk of death from hunger following impact of COVID-19
An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across Sub-Saharan Africa before the end of the year, Save the Children warned today, as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates what were already dire circumstances in the region.[1] New analysis by Save the Children of data from the Lancet indicates that an average of 426 children per day are at risk of death unless urgent action is taken.
Britain has a responsibility to stand up to China over freedom of navigation
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Bowie MP
Britain has a responsibility to stand up to China over freedom of navigation
As we look to a post-Covid world, protecting the integrity of the international rules-based order has never been more important.
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
Health
By Lord Hunt and Baroness Finlay
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
An amendment to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill could ensure human body tissue and organs that have been forcibly harvested are not allowed to enter the UK for medicines or medical testing.
We need urgent sanctions to protect the rights and freedoms of Hongkongers
Foreign affairs
By Lord Shinkwin
We need urgent sanctions to protect the rights and freedoms of Hongkongers
Hong Kong healthcare is being forced to operate in the face of unacceptable intimidation tactics and abuse perpetrated by the police. We must impose sanctions now and send a clear message to China.
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
The new FCDO must retain Britain’s position as an international development superpower
The new Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) will tackle both the root causes of poverty and counter authoritarianism.
Government urged to use 'more stick' with Iran over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case
Foreign affairs
Government urged to use 'more stick' with Iran over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case
The husband of imprisoned Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said the government must use "more stick" in its dealings with Iran to secure her release.
UK could seal Japan trade deal this week despite snag over Liz Truss Stilton demands
Brexit
UK could seal Japan trade deal this week despite snag over Liz Truss Stilton demands
Britain is still aiming to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan by the end of the month despite Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisting on preferential treatment for Stilton makers in any deal.
EU accuses Britain of showing no ‘willingness’ to compromise as latest Brexit talks end in deadlock
Brexit
EU accuses Britain of showing no ‘willingness’ to compromise as latest Brexit talks end in deadlock
The European Union has accused Britain of showing no “willingness to take on board the EU's priorities” as the latest round of post-Brexit talks ended without a breakthrough.
Liz Truss vows to ‘break the impasse’ with US over ‘unacceptable and unfair’ trade tariffs on Scotch whisky
Economy
Liz Truss vows to ‘break the impasse’ with US over ‘unacceptable and unfair’ trade tariffs on Scotch whisky
Trade secretary Liz Truss has promised to get tough with the United States over “unacceptable and unfair” tariffs on Scotch whisky.
Ministers unveil new £4.8m UK aid fund to protect high street supply chains hit by coronavirus
Coronavirus
Ministers unveil new £4.8m UK aid fund to protect high street supply chains hit by coronavirus
Ministers have unveiled plans to spend almost £5m of UK aid on protecting supply chains serving British high street firms hit by the impact of Covid-19.
Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Defence
Number 10 urged to reveal who is driving major defence review or risk undermining its findings
Boris Johnson’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s defence capabilities risks being undermined by a lack of transparency about who is leading it, a committee of MPs have warned.
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
Defence
By Dods Monitoring
The golden age is over, we are now entering a new era in UK-Chinese relations
The Government’s decision to ban new Huawei 5G equipment from December 31st is a watershed moment in UK-Chinese relations.
EventsAll
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
2020
Central London
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
BAME into Leadership
2020
Online
BAME into Leadership