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Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson has been criticised taking a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader questioned the government's cut to Yemen aid by half, while continuing to sell arms which could be used in the conflict.
Cutting UK Aid To Yemen By Half Is A “Strategic Mistake With Deadly Consequences”, House Of Commons Told
Foreign affairs
Cutting UK Aid To Yemen By Half Is A “Strategic Mistake With Deadly Consequences”, House Of Commons Told
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Corruption
Foreign affairs
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Corruption
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
Coronavirus
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
David Attenborough Warns World Leaders That Climate Change Is The 'Biggest Threat' To Global Security
Environment
David Attenborough Warns World Leaders That Climate Change Is The "Biggest Threat" To Global Security
Dominic Raab Calls For Worldwide Vaccine Ceasefire To Tackle Coronavirus In War Zones
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab Calls For Worldwide Vaccine Ceasefire To Tackle Coronavirus In War Zones
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
Coronavirus
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
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Britain could have a role to play in reviving the Iran nuclear deal
Foreign affairs
By Peter Bottomley MP and Lord Chiswick
Britain could have a role to play in reviving the Iran nuclear deal
Britain must hold China to account or risk seeing democratic freedoms slip away
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Rosindell MP
Britain must hold China to account or risk seeing democratic freedoms slip away
Cutting aid to Yemen is the first deadly consequence of abandoning our 0.7% promise
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Cutting aid to Yemen is the first deadly consequence of abandoning our 0.7% promise
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Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Boris Johnson has been criticised taking a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader questioned the government's cut to Yemen aid by half, while continuing to sell arms which could be used in the conflict.
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
Coronavirus
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
The Immigration Services Union have raised concerns over mixing of passengers within airports after reports of 'red list' arrivals not being separated.
Eleven Times The Government Has Ruled Out Vaccine Passports As They Now Say They're 'Considering' Them
Coronavirus
Eleven Times The Government Has Ruled Out Vaccine Passports As They Now Say They're "Considering" Them
The government can't make up its mind on vaccine passports. After months of dismissing them, Dominic Raab said they were being considered, before Matt Hancock muddied the waters with a claim they could only be needed for travel.
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Vaccine Nationalism, Tight Supplies And Dodgy Data: How The Global Vaccine Roll Out Is Hitting Hurdles
Coronavirus
Vaccine Nationalism, Tight Supplies And Dodgy Data: How The Global Vaccine Roll Out Is Hitting Hurdles
The development of the Covid-19 vaccination has offered the world a route out of the pandemic, but the deployment of the jab has already been hit by several major snags. PoliticsHome details the growing row over the global vaccination effort.
The UK must work with President Biden to end the silent conflict in Cyprus
Foreign affairs
By Fabian Hamilton MP and Catherine West MP
The UK must work with President Biden to end the silent conflict in Cyprus
The time is ripe for the UK government to help find a lasting settlement on the island of Cyprus
Boris Johnson Has Rejected German Claims The AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Should Not Be Given To The Over-65s
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Has Rejected German Claims The AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Should Not Be Given To The Over-65s
Boris Johnson has said the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine “is effective across all age groups” after German authorities said it should not be given to the elderly.
We must stamp out online hate that lays the foundation for persecution and atrocities to take place
Culture
By Margaret Hodge MP
We must stamp out online hate that lays the foundation for persecution and atrocities to take place
Government must hold social media companies responsible for establishing the identity of every user on their platform, so that anyone promoting hate speech and violence can be traced.
Government must prevent UK aid cuts from pushing the world’s most vulnerable into poverty and food insecurity
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Government must prevent UK aid cuts from pushing the world’s most vulnerable into poverty and food insecurity
Addressing the secondary impacts of Covid are just as important as stopping the virus itself. Government must outline how we can ensure the world’s most vulnerable are not left behind.
Boris Johnson Confirms Travellers Returning From High Risk Countries Will Be Forced To Quarantine In Hotels For 10 Days
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Confirms Travellers Returning From High Risk Countries Will Be Forced To Quarantine In Hotels For 10 Days
Travellers returning to the UK from 22 countries with a risk of new Covid variants will be forced to quarantine "without excemption", Boris Johnson has confirmed.
Be a light in the darkness: a new generation must stand up against atrocities
Communities
By Lord Pickles
Be a light in the darkness: a new generation must stand up against atrocities
With the turning of each year, the number of people who experienced the obscenity of the Holocaust diminishes. Gradually it is moving from living memory into the history books.
180 years on from the founding of modern Hong Kong, what is her future?
Foreign affairs
By Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and Andrew Gwynne MP
180 years on from the founding of modern Hong Kong, what is her future?
Tuesday 26th January marks 180 years of Hong Kong’s association with Great Britain. Despite having a complicated past, the city was built on principles of internationalism, liberal trade and entrepreneurial spirit. It grew to become a global financial centre and a beacon of freedom and globalization in the East.
Joe Biden Celebrates “Democracy’s Day” As He Is Sworn In As The 46th US President
Foreign affairs
Joe Biden Celebrates “Democracy’s Day” As He Is Sworn In As The 46th US President
Boris Johnson has said he “looks forward” to working with President Joe Biden as the Democrat is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
Donald Trump Has Pardoned Right Wing Strategist Steve Bannon In The Final Hours Of His Presidency
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Has Pardoned Right Wing Strategist Steve Bannon In The Final Hours Of His Presidency
The architect of Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign, strategist Steve Bannon, has been pardoned hours before Trump leaves office.
We must seize the opportunity to pursue a post-Brexit trade deal with Africa
Foreign affairs
By Lord Popat
We must seize the opportunity to pursue a post-Brexit trade deal with Africa
A year on from the first UK-Africa Investment Summit (AIS), progress has been made to improve our links with the great continent of Africa. We have only just started.
Should the UK adopt an American-style post-election transition period?
Foreign affairs
By Geoff Lyons
Should the UK adopt an American-style post-election transition period?
If Joe Biden had won a general election in the UK rather than the US, he would have assumed office immediately and his administration would now be in its third month. But is such a swift transition of power a good thing?
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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
NORTHWEST SYRIA: Severe floods kill one child and force at least 20,000 from their homes as country marks nearly 10 years of conflict
A six-year-old boy has died, and more than 20,000 children have been displaced by heavy flooding in North West Syria, Save the Children said today.
Grant Shapps Announces South America Travel Ban Following Concerns Over New Brazilian Covid Variant
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Announces South America Travel Ban Following Concerns Over New Brazilian Covid Variant
Grant Shapps has announced a travel ban will apply to people arriving from more than a dozen South American countries following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in Brazil.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Fire blazes through Rohingya refugee camp, destroying hundreds of homes
Children and their families have lost what little they had, warns Save the Children
Sexual exploitation in the aid sector remains 'rife' and needs urgent action
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Sexual exploitation in the aid sector remains 'rife' and needs urgent action
There must be consequences for failings that lead to cases of abuse, including poor treatment of whistle-blowers.
Minister Defends UK Ties With US After Donald Trump Is Impeached For A Second Time
Foreign affairs
Minister Defends UK Ties With US After Donald Trump Is Impeached For A Second Time
President Donald Trump has become the first US leader in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives twice after “inciting” the deadly Capitol Hill riots.
'Statesman of Europe': restoring the reputation of Britain's longest serving foreign secretary
Foreign affairs
By Lord Lexden
"Statesman of Europe": restoring the reputation of Britain's longest serving foreign secretary
Thomas Otte’s superb biography turns the tables on Sir Edward Grey’s critics
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
U.S. Terrorism Designation in Yemen Threatens Children’s Lives, warns Save the Children
Save the Children is warning that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen will likely deepen in the coming weeks, placing thousands of children at further risk of starvation and disease, after the U.S. Government announced its decision to roll out a new terrorism designation on Ansar Allah, who are also the de facto authorities in northern Yemen.
The latest arrests in Hong-Kong show human rights must be at the heart of British foreign policy
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Kennedy
The latest arrests in Hong-Kong show human rights must be at the heart of British foreign policy
Hong Kong's rule of law is on the brink. The onus is on Britain to urgently take more substantive steps to signal to China there is a diplomatic cost to breaking international treaties.
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Sends “Solidarity” To US Counterpart Nancy Pelosi After Rioters Trash Her Office
Foreign affairs
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Sends “Solidarity” To US Counterpart Nancy Pelosi After Rioters Trash Her Office
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has written to his American counterpart Nancy Pelosi to express “solidarity” after her office was ransacked when pro-Trump rioters stormed Congress in Washington DC last night.
Donald Trump Promises “Orderly Transition” Of Power After Congress Finally Ratifies Joe Biden’s Victory
Foreign affairs
Donald Trump Promises “Orderly Transition” Of Power After Congress Finally Ratifies Joe Biden’s Victory
Donald Trump has conceded in his fight to prevent Joe Biden becoming President following violent scenes in Washington.
Priti Patel Says Donald Trump’s Words “Directly Led To Violence” And Condemns Rioters For Storming The US Capitol
Foreign affairs
Priti Patel Says Donald Trump’s Words “Directly Led To Violence” And Condemns Rioters For Storming The US Capitol
Donald Trump’s comments “directly led to the violence” which have seen four people die after violent supporters of the President stormed the US Capitol, Priti Patel has said.
We need a new approach to Iran
Foreign affairs
By Wayne David MP
We need a new approach to Iran
We must secure a new agreement with Iran which focus on human rights, as well as restricting and monitoring the country’s nuclear capability.
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