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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.
German Chancellor To Pledge New Steps To Tackle Small Boat Crossings On UK Visit
Foreign affairs
German Chancellor To Pledge New Steps To Tackle Small Boat Crossings On UK Visit
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
Foreign affairs
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Foreign affairs
UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
Foreign affairs
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles
Foreign affairs
Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles
Opinion
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
Culture
By Peter Prinsley
In an uncertain world, we must defend the BBC World Service
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Brexit
By Naomi Smith
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
Culture
By Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Foreign affairs
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
A neat way of getting freebies while ducking transparency around interests, or an inexpensive scheme for bringing highly valued growth and business to the UK? Sienna Rodgers takes a look at trade envoys
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
Defence
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
From shortly after the invasion to today, British parliamentarians have been visiting Ukraine to learn and, where possible, to support. We asked a selection to share their most abiding memories
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A new dawn will only be possible by ‘de-Putinising’ Russia
Foreign affairs
By Sir Roderic Lyne
A new dawn will only be possible by ‘de-Putinising’ Russia
“In 50 years there won’t be a single town or city in Russia without a Navalny Square,” wrote novelist Ludmila Ulitskaya in the Financial Times.
What Could The UK's Role In Long-Term Middle East Peace Look Like?
Defence
What Could The UK's Role In Long-Term Middle East Peace Look Like?
The Foreign Office has met with a delegation from Yemen to discuss the UK’s role in peace settlements in the wider Middle East, as diplomats and parliamentarians urge the UK government to set out its long-term strategy for the region.
'It's a new Middle Ages': The Richard Ratcliffe interview
Foreign affairs
By Sophie Church
"It's a new Middle Ages": The Richard Ratcliffe interview
Richard Ratcliffe spent years urging the UK government to do more to release his wife, Nazanin, from Iranian detention. He tells Sophie Church that Parliament needs to follow the US Congress in ensuring sanctions hit hard and true
Lords Seek To Bolster Role Of Supreme Court With Rwanda Bill
Foreign affairs
Lords Seek To Bolster Role Of Supreme Court With Rwanda Bill
The House of Lords will vote on a fresh wave of amendments to the government's Rwanda Bill on Monday and Wednesday, with peers placing much of their focus on the role of the Supreme Court in deporting illegal migrants to Rwanda.
Biden and Trump: the enfeebled versus the unhinged?
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Biden and Trump: the enfeebled versus the unhinged?
Two political bombs have exploded in the United States. On 5 February the special counsel Robert Hur, investigating the cache of classified government documents in Joe Biden’s house, released his report.
It’s time for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state
Foreign affairs
By Alex Sobel MP
It’s time for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state
Having just returned from four days in Israel-Palestine, it is clear to me that we need the international community to take serious action. Not just to secure a ceasefire and release hostages in the short term, but to create a political horizon that will lead to a long-term political resolution to the conflict.
Western indecision is turning the tide against Ukraine
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
Western indecision is turning the tide against Ukraine
It is easy to spin how Vladimir Putin is losing this war. Ukraine has liberated half the territory occupied by Russia since its invasion exactly two years ago. He’s lost over 3,000 main battle tanks and is now emptying Russian prisons to replace almost half a million casualty on the front line.
'Embarrassing” Westminster In-Fighting Highlights Real Safety Risks For MPs
Foreign affairs
"Embarrassing” Westminster In-Fighting Highlights Real Safety Risks For MPs
Britain’s only Palestinian MP has spoken of her “embarrassment" at the way in which Westminster turned in on itself this week when debate on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into “farce”. 
Two to tango: Can Milei transform the UK's relationship with Argentina?
Economy
By Sam Meadows in Buenos Aires, and Tom Scotson
Two to tango: Can Milei transform the UK's relationship with Argentina?
Argentina and the UK were once close trading partners, until the Falklands conflict ended the ‘original special relationship’. Can the country’s colourful new president change all that?
Labour Amendment On Gaza Ceasefire Passes After Chaotic Day In Commons
Foreign affairs
Labour Amendment On Gaza Ceasefire Passes After Chaotic Day In Commons
MPs have passed a Labour amendment calling for an "humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza after a dramatic day in Westminster which saw SNP MPs walk out of the chamber.
Why now is the time for Russia to be declared a terrorist state
Foreign affairs
By Alex Rennie
Why now is the time for Russia to be declared a terrorist state
In a game of odd one out, choose between North Korea, Syria, Iran and Russia. All four are despotic regimes, committed to stamping out human rights and democracy. As the kindling of the Arab Spring was lit around the Mediterranean from 2011, Assad in Syria, backed by Putin, ruthlessly used chemical weapons on his own people.
Labour Hopes To Avert Ceasefire Vote Showdown With New Gaza Amendment
Foreign affairs
Labour Hopes To Avert Ceasefire Vote Showdown With New Gaza Amendment
Labour will order its MPs to abstain on the SNP's Gaza ceasefire motion on Wednesday, instead whipping its MPs to back an amendment calling for "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza in a bid to avoid a showdown with its own MPs.
Foreign Office Minister Says It Is 'Premature' To Talk About More Russian Sanctions
Defence
Foreign Office Minister Says It Is "Premature" To Talk About More Russian Sanctions
A Foreign Office minister said it was too early to comment on the prospect of further sanctions on Russia as the Government said it believed Russia was “fully responsible” for the death of political activist Alexei Navalny.
Global Britain must lead in resolving the Cyprus issue
Foreign affairs
By Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Global Britain must lead in resolving the Cyprus issue
It is more than 60 years since Cyprus became an independent nation under the power-sharing terms of the 1960 Zurich agreements.
Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos
Foreign affairs
Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos
A leading Uyghur human rights campaigner has urged both the Conservatives and Labour to include legislation in their party manifestos to ban the import of goods connected with forced labour.
Red Sea crisis is a warning that we must invest in our maritime capability
Defence
By Liam Fox
Red Sea crisis is a warning that we must invest in our maritime capability
The current conflict highlights the vulnerability of the global economy to disruption of freedom of navigation
The UK must not keep Taiwan endlessly waiting on its bid to join trade bloc
Foreign affairs
By Judith Cummins MP
The UK must not keep Taiwan endlessly waiting on its bid to join trade bloc
As the United Kingdom pursues its vision of a post-Brexit Global Britain, the Indo-Pacific region has become an area of central importance.
Current affairs: how maritime trade can survive our changing world
Defence
By Sophie Church
Current affairs: how maritime trade can survive our changing world
The Red Sea crisis underlines maritime trade’s vulnerabilities. Sophie Church reports how complex global supply chains are adapting to an increasingly uncertain maritime world. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Rushanara Ali: 'It’s depressing where things have got to in terms of investment in the UK'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Rushanara Ali: 'It’s depressing where things have got to in terms of investment in the UK'
Shadow investment and small business minister Rushanara Ali talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s offer to business, her work as a trade envoy to Bangladesh, and her thoughts on Gaza
A second Trump presidency would be great for Britain
Foreign affairs
By John Hayes MP
A second Trump presidency would be great for Britain
The greatest Tory prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, served two spells as prime minister, as did Winston Churchill, during and then after the Second World War. In more recent times, only Harold Wilson has returned to Downing Street after a break in opposition.
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Foreign affairs
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
Can UK Aid Help Stop Irregular Migration?
The latest report from the Coalition for Global Prosperity looks at the role that UK Aid can play in helping to reduce irregular migration into the UK.
We must change the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s charity status to avoid UK exit
Foreign affairs
By Maria Miller MP
We must change the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s charity status to avoid UK exit
Everyone in Westminster knows of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Sir William Patey
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
As the Labour Party faces the increasing prospect of governance, a paradigm shift in British foreign policy is imminent. The establishment of the Labour Middle East Council (LMEC) is both timely and critical, aimed at enhancing the Party's understanding of, and engagement with, the region.
Labour Middle East Council Launched To 'Turn A New Page' In Foreign Policy
Foreign affairs
Labour Middle East Council Launched To "Turn A New Page" In Foreign Policy
Exclusive: A new initiative is being launched to "turn a new page" on relations between a potential future Labour government and countries across the Middle East, as senior diplomats predict a "paradigm shift" in British foreign policy.
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