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UK And EU Prepare For September "Pressure Point" With Northern Ireland Talks This Week

27 Jul Brexit

UK and EU leaders expect talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol to reach a cliff-edge once again, with both sides still a long way off agreeing a way forward before various grace periods covering trade across the Irish Sea expire in September.

21 Jul Brexit

Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten

20 Jul Brexit

EU Braces For "New Thinking" From UK On Northern Ireland Protocol

19 Jul Coronavirus

Boris Johnson's Meeting With Irish Taoiseach Cancelled As PM Self-Isolates

14 Jul Foreign affairs

Government Accused Of Causing 'Irrevocable Harm" To Millions Of Marginalised Women And Girls With Foreign Aid Cut

13 Jul Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson's Controversial £4bn Aid Cut Will Go Ahead After Tory Rebellion Fails

13 Jul Economy

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Having "Hoodwinked" Tory MPs Over Foreign Aid Vote

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21 Jul Environment

For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit

16 Jul Foreign affairs

There is little hope for a swift return to 0.7 per cent foreign aid target

15 Jul Foreign affairs

We must do more to end forced organ harvesting

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21 Jul Environment

For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit

“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?

23 Jun Defence

Defence minister Leo Docherty: "Northern Ireland is complicated. If it was easy, we would have done it already"

Leo Docherty, former army captain and minister for defence people and veterans, is bristling with energy and ideas for the armed forces. If only he can figure out who’s going to pay for the Royal Yacht replacement. Georgina Bailey joins him on a trip to Cardiff to see them in action

13 Jun Coronavirus

The Delta variant is only here because Conservative ministers failed

Throughout this pandemic, Labour has said put the national interest first. Our priorities are the priorities of the British people: saving lives, protecting livelihoods and supporting our NHS.

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27 Jul Foreign affairs

Statement: Save the Children ‘deeply distressed’ that five Rohingya refugees killed in heavy rain and landslides in Cox’s Bazar

16 Jul Foreign affairs

Irish Taoiseach To Meet Boris Johnson Next Week Amid Clash Over Troubles Legacy Proposals

Exclusive: Boris Johnson will host Ireland's Taoiseach Micheal Martin in London next week as the UK government faces growing pressure to change course on its Northern Ireland legacy proposals.

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16 Jul Foreign affairs

Save the Children UK’s new Chief Executive vows to focus on impact

14 Jul Defence

It would be a dereliction of duty not to ask what went wrong in Afghanistan

Winning in Afghanistan was always going to be difficult but avoidable errors made it impossible. We should have the political courage to now hold an inquiry.

13 Jul Foreign affairs

Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that

Our ambition to improve the mental health of people in low-income countries will be undermined by the government unless they reverse the decision to renege on their promise to spend 0.7% on international aid.

09 Jul Culture

Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final

Exclusive: A briefing note sent to government officials today urges them to encourage ministers not to say "It's Coming Home" when talking about the England football team because it annoys other countries.

09 Jul Foreign affairs

Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK

It is time to make the perpetrators of the atrocities in Xinjiang see real consequences for what they do. A blanket ban on all cotton from the Xinjiang region is the obvious first step.

08 Jul Defence

Boris Johnson Announces End To 20 Year UK Military Mission In Afghanistan

The Prime Minister said all remaining British troops in the country would be "coming home" as he confirmed the end of the UK's role in the conflict.

30 Jun Brexit

UK And EU Confirm Sausage Truce But Future Clash Still Looms On Solution

The government and European Union have confirmed they have agreed to extend the grace period allowing the trade of chilled meat from Great Britain to Northern Ireland by three months.

30 Jun Foreign affairs

One year after Hong Kong's National Security Law, the UK government needs to up its game

Consecutive Conservative governments have been naïve and complacent in their approach to relations with China. The UK must take a much firmer stand against China on the international stage.

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28 Jun Communities

UK Advertising celebrates award haul at Cannes Lions 2021

UK Government & Industry Partner for Virtual Roadshow in Export Showcase to International Markets

25 Jun Foreign affairs

Britain’s offer to Afghans does not go far enough

The current offer is a sad sign of British inaction on the world stage. Now is the time to commit to a flexible resettlement programme, which can adapt as situations in countries change.

23 Jun Defence

UK Denies Russian Claims It Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy Vessel In Black Sea

The UK has refuted claims from the Russian military that it fired warning shots at a British warship in the Black Sea.

22 Jun Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson Still Can't Say Who Will Foot £200m Bill For New 'Royal Yacht'

The government have failed to disclose who will pay the estimated £200m for a new 'Royal Yacht'.

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21 Jun Foreign affairs

Save the Children: ‘Saudi-led coalition gets a free pass to destroy children’s lives in Yemen yet again’

UN Report on Children and Armed Conflict again fails to hold perpetrators to account, said Save the Children.

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21 Jun Education

Global Britain: an ambitious template for international trade agreements in an uncertain era

Following Brexit, the UK has reclaimed its competence in trade and investment policy and its role as the sole negotiator of trade and investment agreements.

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

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18 Jun Foreign affairs

The UK can show itself as a ‘force for good’ in the world by being a champion for children affected by conflict

The UK has both the power and responsibility to make a difference.

18 Jun Foreign affairs

Turkey should face penalties for restricting water supply to Syria

The UN should be willing to act to prevent conflict over resources, particularly during a pandemic when under-fed and starving people are exposed to the worst risks.

17 Jun Foreign affairs

Parliament must scrutinise the Australian trade deal to ensure British farmers are not undercut

The vague details of the deal that have been released so far have caused significant concern to farmers and seem to cut across the TAC’s recommendations.

16 Jun Brexit

Brandon Lewis Claims EU "Really Struggles To Understand" Complexities Of Northern Ireland

The European Union "really struggles to understand" delicate issues of identity in Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis has said, as the government continues to be at loggerheads with Brussels over post-Brexit arrangements for the province.

16 Jun Foreign affairs

G7 showed there’s much still to do in the global fight against HIV and AIDS

The world is sleepwalking towards a new AIDS emergency, and we need urgent action to get the response back on track. Government should start by reversing foreign aid cuts.

16 Jun Brexit

Liz Truss Says The EU Should Be "Pragmatic" And "Reasonable" Over 'Sausage War' Row

Liz Truss has urged EU leaders to be "pragmatic" in talks aimed at resolving the so-called 'sausage wars' before new regulatory checks come into force.

16 Jun Foreign affairs

Real action is needed to honour the second anniversary of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Events over the past two years paint a bleak picture for the present, and future, of Hong Kong. The UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on officials complicit in human rights abuses.

15 Jun Education

Education Equality - The Helen Grant Interview

As the Prime Minister’s special envoy on girls’ education, Helen Grant is passionate in her belief that giving girls around the world access to schooling is central to eradicating poverty. But, she tells Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou, the UK’s pledge to get girls into education needs global buy-in

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