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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
“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
Big Tech Firms Are 'Winning In A Big Way' On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Big Tech Firms Are "Winning In A Big Way" On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Home affairs
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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.
Foreign Affairs news
Boris Johnson's Meeting With Irish Taoiseach Cancelled As PM Self-Isolates
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson's Meeting With Irish Taoiseach Cancelled As PM Self-Isolates
Exclusive: A Boris Johnson meeting with Ireland's Taoiseach Micheal Martin has been scrapped because the Prime Minister self-isolating.
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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Save the Children UK’s new Chief Executive vows to focus on impact
There is little hope for a swift return to 0.7 per cent foreign aid target
Foreign affairs
By Pauline Latham MP
There is little hope for a swift return to 0.7 per cent foreign aid target
The Prime Minister has long been an advocate for ensuring twelve years of quality education for girls across the world. The aid cuts will make attaining that goal impossible.
We must do more to end forced organ harvesting
Foreign affairs
By Lord Hunt
We must do more to end forced organ harvesting
My Organ Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill targets both the issue of organ tourism to China and body exhibitions in the UK.
Government Accused Of Causing 'Irrevocable Harm' To Millions Of Marginalised Women And Girls With Foreign Aid Cut
Foreign affairs
Government Accused Of Causing 'Irrevocable Harm" To Millions Of Marginalised Women And Girls With Foreign Aid Cut
The Government's vote to make cuts to foreign aid, will “hit the world’s most vulnerable communities with deadly force,” a leading aid charity has said.
It would be a dereliction of duty not to ask what went wrong in Afghanistan
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
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.
Boris Johnson's Controversial £4bn Aid Cut Will Go Ahead After Tory Rebellion Fails
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson's Controversial £4bn Aid Cut Will Go Ahead After Tory Rebellion Fails
Boris Johnson has quelled a Tory rebellion in the Commons, after MPs vote by 333 to 298 to cut foreign aid from 0.7% to 0.5 % of national income.
Government turned its back on the international community by cutting foreign aid – today MPs must reverse that
Foreign affairs
By Dr Adrian James
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.
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Having 'Hoodwinked' Tory MPs Over Foreign Aid Vote
Economy
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Having "Hoodwinked" Tory MPs Over Foreign Aid Vote
Ex-international aid secretary Andrew Mitchell has accused ministers of attempting to "hoodwink" MPs ahead of a crunch Commons vote on foreign aid cuts.
Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final
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.
Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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.
Boris Johnson Announces End To 20 Year UK Military Mission In Afghanistan
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.
UK And EU Confirm Sausage Truce But Future Clash Still Looms On Solution
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.
One year after Hong Kong's National Security Law, the UK government needs to up its game
Foreign affairs
By Stephen Kinnock MP
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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Communities
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising celebrates award haul at Cannes Lions 2021
UK Government & Industry Partner for Virtual Roadshow in Export Showcase to International Markets
UK Denies Russian Claims It Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy Vessel In Black Sea
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.
Defence minister Leo Docherty: 'Northern Ireland is complicated. If it was easy, we would have done it already'
Defence
By Georgina Bailey
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
Boris Johnson Still Can't Say Who Will Foot £200m Bill For New 'Royal Yacht'
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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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
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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Education
By Policy@Manchester
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 Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
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.
Turkey should face penalties for restricting water supply to Syria
Foreign affairs
By Lord Hylton
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.
Parliament must scrutinise the Australian trade deal to ensure British farmers are not undercut
Foreign affairs
By Neil Parish MP
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.
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Education
By Policy@Manchester
Hiding in plain sight: why are the UK and US keeping the transatlantic trade negotiations under wraps?
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