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Email Shows Boris Johnson Authorised Evacuation Of Pen Farthing Dogs From Afghanistan
Email Shows Boris Johnson Authorised Evacuation Of Pen Farthing Dogs From Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson personally authorised the evacuation of former soldier Pen Farthing and his animals from Afghanistan, according to documents released by the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Boris Johnson Warns Russia That UK Would Contribute To Nato Defence Efforts In Ukraine
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Warns Russia That UK Would Contribute To Nato Defence Efforts In Ukraine
Afghans In The UK Fear Resettlement Scheme Delays Leave Their Families In 'Great Danger' Of Taliban Reprisals
Foreign affairs
Afghans In The UK Fear Resettlement Scheme Delays Leave Their Families In "Great Danger" Of Taliban Reprisals
Boris Johnson Warns Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Would Be “Disastrous” And “Bloody”
Defence
Boris Johnson Warns Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Would Be “Disastrous” And “Bloody”
Bahrain-Linked ‘Think Tank’ Accused Of Trying To 'Silence' MPs and Peers Raising Human Rights Abuses
Foreign affairs
Bahrain-Linked ‘Think Tank’ Accused Of Trying To "Silence" MPs and Peers Raising Human Rights Abuses
MPs Warned As Suspected Chinese Agent Named After MI5 Investigation
Foreign affairs
MPs Warned As Suspected Chinese Agent Named After MI5 Investigation
MPs Want To Block Sourcing Of Medical Equipment From Regions With 'Genocide Risk'
Coronavirus
MPs Want To Block Sourcing Of Medical Equipment From Regions With "Genocide Risk"
The House Live
Global Britain can play a leading role in atrocity prevention
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Global Britain can play a leading role in atrocity prevention
Russia has sold the West the dummy over Ukraine
Defence
By Keir Giles
Russia has sold the West the dummy over Ukraine
Government cannot continue to shirk its responsibility to act on the Uyghur genocide
Foreign affairs
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Government cannot continue to shirk its responsibility to act on the Uyghur genocide
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Met Police Move To Water Down Gray Report Accused Of Looking Like A Stitch Up
Met Police Move To Water Down Gray Report Accused Of Looking Like A Stitch Up
Political parties
Met Police Asks Sue Gray To Make “Minimal Reference” To Investigation In Report
Met Police Asks Sue Gray To Make “Minimal Reference” To Investigation In Report
Political parties
Brand Boris Permanently Damaged With Voters, Say Pollsters, As Johnson Fights To Stave Off Confidence Vote
Brand Boris Permanently Damaged With Voters, Say Pollsters, As Johnson Fights To Stave Off Confidence Vote
Coronavirus
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Afghans In The UK Fear Resettlement Scheme Delays Leave Their Families In 'Great Danger' Of Taliban Reprisals
Foreign affairs
Afghans In The UK Fear Resettlement Scheme Delays Leave Their Families In "Great Danger" Of Taliban Reprisals
Campaigners have accused the government of providing "no security whatsoever" with a resettlement scheme for those still in hiding in Afghanistan.
Bahrain-Linked ‘Think Tank’ Accused Of Trying To 'Silence' MPs and Peers Raising Human Rights Abuses
Foreign affairs
Bahrain-Linked ‘Think Tank’ Accused Of Trying To "Silence" MPs and Peers Raising Human Rights Abuses
A group of MPs and peers have claimed the director of a British-based organisation has attempted to "silence" criticism of Bahrain's human rights record after they raised concerns in Parliament.
Liz Truss Risks Splitting Supporters With 'Poisoned Chalice' Of Northern Ireland Protocol Brief
Brexit
Liz Truss Risks Splitting Supporters With "Poisoned Chalice" Of Northern Ireland Protocol Brief
As Liz Truss gets ready for her first meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic next week, figures on both sides of the Channel are debating how the ambitious Foreign Secretary will handle the "poisoned chalice" brief that is the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Foreign Affairs news
Women's lives at risk every day the government delays opening the Afghan resettlement scheme
Foreign affairs
By Dr Ewelina U. Ochab
Women's lives at risk every day the government delays opening the Afghan resettlement scheme
In the weeks before the August 31st deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan, hundreds of people were evacuated. The evacuation, as challenging as it was, was additionally affected by bombings that left hundreds of people dead or injured and resulted in the premature termination of some evacuation efforts.
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is 'Political'
Environment
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is "Political"
There is no evidence that creating safe routes from France for asylum seekers would encourage criminal gangs to keep smuggling people across the Channel, charities have told PoliticsHome.
Macron Tells The UK To Be 'Serious' After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting
Foreign affairs
Macron Tells The UK To Be "Serious" After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has angrily accused Boris Johnson of not behaving seriously as tensions grow between the UK and France over how to handle Channel crossings.
Parliament has declared China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide – when will our government?
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton
Parliament has declared China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide – when will our government?
In refusing to recognise historic genocides – such as that against the Armenians, or in the face of contemporary ones, such as the Yazidi Genocide – the Foreign Office has clung to the argument that only a court can determine what is and what is not a genocide.
Government Accused Of 'Lack Of Confidence' In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force
Communities
Government Accused Of "Lack Of Confidence" In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force
The assembly of a new small boats taskforce to tackle migrants crossing the Channel is a sign Boris Johnson has a “lack of confidence” in Home Secretary Priti Patel, Labour has said.
China’s dominance of rare earth metals has left Britain strategically vulnerable
Economy
By Alexander Stafford MP
China’s dominance of rare earth metals has left Britain strategically vulnerable
With the Glasgow agreement reached and the UK’s Net Zero Strategy published, we must now turn our attention to delivery. The market is already speeding towards new net-zero industries, encouraged by government policy but mostly spurred by the constant demand for better technology, like renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project
Foreign affairs
Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project
Exclusive: Sir Paul Beresford is facing questions over whether he “behaved inappropriately” after questioning ministers about topics linked to a firm in which he is a director.
Downing Street Insists The Government Hasn't Flinched On Article 16
Brexit
Downing Street Insists The Government Hasn't Flinched On Article 16
Late November was supposed to be when UK and EU tensions would hit boiling point.
The government must set an example and stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Foreign affairs
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
The government must set an example and stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Olympic Games should be an opportunity for people across the world to unite in a shared celebration of sport, transcending national and political divides. Yet, less than three months from now, the Beijing Winter Olympics will take place amidst a brutal campaign of repression against the Uyghur people.
NHS costs and food standards must be protected if we join the Pacific trade deal
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Hayter
NHS costs and food standards must be protected if we join the Pacific trade deal
In February the government applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (known as CPTPP) – an 11 nation free trade agreement. The diverse membership stretching from Vietnam to Peru encompasses countries such as Japan with whom we already have bilateral deals, and others like Malaysia with whom we have no ongoing talks.
The government has repeatedly missed opportunities to help bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home
Foreign affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
The government has repeatedly missed opportunities to help bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home
Some politicians spend a long time choosing a campaign that they are going to focus on. When I got a call from my office in 2016 saying that one of my constituents had been arrested for a crime she didn’t commit while on holiday in Iran, I knew that I would not have the luxury of that choice.
EU Welcomes Lord Frost Dialling Down The Rhetoric In Northern Ireland Protocol Talks
Brexit
EU Welcomes Lord Frost Dialling Down The Rhetoric In Northern Ireland Protocol Talks
The European Union has welcomed a shift in tone from the UK in its talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol after several weeks of tension and heated words between the two sides.
Labour Warns Triggering Article 16 Would Unleash 'Poisonous Instability' On Northern Ireland
Brexit
Labour Warns Triggering Article 16 Would Unleash "Poisonous Instability" On Northern Ireland
Labour has urged Boris Johnson to step back from the brink in his stand-off with the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol, warning that triggering Article 16 of the treaty would unleash "poisonous instability" in the province.
We must not allow the western Balkans to slide back into conflict
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Helic
We must not allow the western Balkans to slide back into conflict
Next October it will be 30 years since I came to live in the UK. I didn’t come out of choice, but because I had nowhere else to go. I was seeking refuge from one of the bloodiest conflicts in Europe since the Second World War: a three-year war that displaced my family, killed my friends, saw rape camps set up on European soil, and culminated in the Srebrenica genocide.
Rainforest Funding Pledged At COP26 Is Billions Short, Major Campaign Groups Say
Environment
Rainforest Funding Pledged At COP26 Is Billions Short, Major Campaign Groups Say
Money committed by more than 100 world leaders at COP26 to save the world's forests will not stop deforestation in a decade, experts warn, as they suggest the real figure required is $100 billion per year.
Western powers have days to avoid catastrophic humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
By Shabnam Nasimi
Western powers have days to avoid catastrophic humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan
The story of the eight orphaned children who starved to death took over social media last week. Losing their bedridden father and grief-stricken mother, meant they were left to fend for themselves on the streets of Kabul, with the youngest just two years old.
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
Economy
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
The Chancellor is a man of his word and has now given a clear commitment that Britain will return to 0.7 per cent GNI for aid spending by 2024. This commitment is welcome and is far clearer than what he proposed in July, when 26 of my Conservative colleagues joined me in voting against his motion in the House of Commons.
Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Environment
Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Liz Truss has told France that Britain will initiate legal action if a dispute over fishing isn't remains unresolved within 48 hours.
All eyes are on COP26 - but the real test of our Net Zero commitment is yet to come Partner content
Environment
By WSP
All eyes are on COP26 - but the real test of our Net Zero commitment is yet to come
Once the dust has settled on COP26, and commitments to fight climate change are reaffirmed, it's imperative that the public and private sectors rally together.
Ed Miliband: 'We need to be truth-tellers in Glasgow'
Energy
By Ed Miliband MP
Ed Miliband: "We need to be truth-tellers in Glasgow"
COP26 matters more than any other climate summit, and it will all come down to maths and ambition.
Lord Frost Tells The EU To 'Step Back' As Fishing Row With France Intensifies
Environment
Lord Frost Tells The EU To 'Step Back' As Fishing Row With France Intensifies
An escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights in the Channel has intensified after the UK's chief Brexit negotiator confirmed the UK is considering legal proceedings against the EU and France.
'Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking': The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
Economy
By Georgina Bailey
"Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking": The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
As the world’s eyes turn to Glasgow, many in the green movement are desperately hoping for radical action but worry whether leaders have the ability to deliver. With decades of experience in climate campaigns, albeit from different perspectives, former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, XR activist and director of Plan B, Tim Crosland, Energy UK’s CEO Emma Pinchbeck and the Green Alliance’s head of politics Chris Venables discuss what we need to see at COP26. Chaired by Georgina Bailey
Everything You Need To Know About The COP26 Climate Summit
Environment
Everything You Need To Know About The COP26 Climate Summit
The COP26 climate summit has been billed as the last chance for global leaders make vital changes to tackle climate change and rising temperatures.

Here's what you need to know before the event kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday.
Boris Johnson Is 'Puzzled' By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
Brexit
Boris Johnson Is "Puzzled" By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
The government has warned Brussels that it plans to disrupt European boats fishing in UK waters if France goes ahead with its threats to obstruct British trade.
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Women into Leadership Cardiff
2022
Online
Women into Leadership Cardiff
Neurodiversity at Work: Thinking Differently & Supporting Unique Talents
2022
London & Online
Neurodiversity at Work: Thinking Differently & Supporting Unique Talents
Women’s Safety
2022
Online
Women’s Safety
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
2022
Online
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service