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Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Lord Glasman Wrote A Song For The Exiled Crown Prince Of Iran And Played It To Him
Foreign affairs
Exclusive: Labour peer Maurice Glasman wrote and recorded a song dedicated to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, in support of his exiled dynasty returning to power.
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?
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
Foreign affairs
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
Culture
The Much-Vaunted Soft Power Council Is Drifting Towards Oblivion
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
Opinion
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
Foreign affairs
By Libby Smith
Development must have a seat at Cabinet
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
Foreign affairs
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: burger diplomacy
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
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Environment
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
By Peter Cardwell
Political parties
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Political parties
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well Partner content
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
By Lord Alton, Baroness Hoey & Baroness Browning
Obituaries
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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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Labour Amendment On Gaza Ceasefire Passes After Chaotic Day In Commons
Foreign affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
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
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
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.
Partner content
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
By Zoe Crowther
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.
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Lord Ricketts
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Israel had the sympathy of the world after the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October. But the longer its assault on Gaza goes on, with the ever-increasing civilian death toll and worsening humanitarian crisis, the greater the risk of wider conflict.
Being there for every child Partner content
Foreign affairs
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
Being there for every child
How we can create a brighter future at home and abroad
DUP Leader Takes On Hardline Critics As Hopes Grow Of Stormont Deal
Foreign affairs
DUP Leader Takes On Hardline Critics As Hopes Grow Of Stormont Deal
Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has sought to face down his critics as hopes grow that a deal between the DUP and the UK government to see power sharing restored in Northern Ireland is imminent.
Israeli Hostage Families Want UK Government To Up Pressure On Qatar To Secure Releases
Foreign affairs
Israeli Hostage Families Want UK Government To Up Pressure On Qatar To Secure Releases
Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the horrific 7 October attacks have issued a call to the UK government to urgently put pressure on Qatar to secure their release.

UK Increasing Diplomatic Engagement To End Houthi Attacks On Red Sea
Defence
By Zoe Crowther
UK Increasing Diplomatic Engagement To End Houthi Attacks On Red Sea
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that "diplomatic engagement" would be increased to aid UK and US efforts to end Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea, following a second joint airstrike operation targeting Houthi operations.
Cross Party Alliance Claims Whitehall Is Resisting Proscribing IRGC As A Terrorist Group
Foreign affairs
Cross Party Alliance Claims Whitehall Is Resisting Proscribing IRGC As A Terrorist Group
A number of MPs from across the House of Commons have claimed there is institutional resistance from Whitehall to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, a year after reports suggested a move could be considered.
Former Middle East Minister Says UK Has 'Missed Opportunities' To Bring Stability To Yemen
Defence
By Zoe Crowther
Former Middle East Minister Says UK Has "Missed Opportunities" To Bring Stability To Yemen
As the UK and US continue to carry out joint air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen to little avail, former Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood has warned that the UK government must learn from past mistakes in the region.
DUP Is Finally Ready To Decide Whether To Return To Power Sharing
Foreign affairs
DUP Is Finally Ready To Decide Whether To Return To Power Sharing
After many months of painstaking negotiations, flash points and false dawns, Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has finally indicated the party is ready to reach a decision on whether to restore power-sharing.
Rishi Sunak Says UK Strikes Against Houthis Were Self Defence
Defence
By Zoe Crowther
Rishi Sunak Says UK Strikes Against Houthis Were Self Defence
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged people to not "fall for the malign narrative" that the UK strikes on the Houthis in Yemen were concerning the conflict between Israel and Gaza, arguing it was instead a simple matter of self defence and upholding freedom of navigation for British vessels.
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