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PM Says 'Sticking With The Status Quo Not Good Enough' On EU
PM Says "Sticking With The Status Quo Not Good Enough" On EU
Foreign affairs
The Prime Minister has said that Britain must be open to closer ties with the European Union and that "sticking with the status quo is not good enough".
Andy Burnham Says Brexit Result Was Legitimate Despite Russian Interference
Brexit
Andy Burnham Says Brexit Result Was Legitimate Despite Russian Interference
The Risks Of Burnham's EU Push
Foreign affairs
The Risks Of Burnham's EU Push
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Trade Unions Call On Burnham To End 'Military Collaboration' With Saudi Arabia
Foreign affairs
Trade Unions Call On Burnham To End "Military Collaboration" With Saudi Arabia
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Foreign affairs
UK Seeks Help From Trump White House On Radical Right
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
Foreign affairs
Labour Government Did Not Pursue Legal Advice On Uyghur Genocide Despite Pre-Election Pledge
Opinion
By granting Ratko Mladić a state funeral, Serbia has turned a grave into a shrine
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Helic
By granting Ratko Mladić a state funeral, Serbia has turned a grave into a shrine
A fourfold increase in overseas arrests of Britons for drug offences in the last three years should alarm us all
Foreign affairs
By Stephen Doughty MP
A fourfold increase in overseas arrests of Britons for drug offences in the last three years should alarm us all
No choice but childhood Partner content
Health
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
No choice but childhood
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Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Burnham Faces Labour MP Resistance On Electoral Reform
Political parties
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
By Jules Walkden
Political parties
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Ed Davey Under Pressure To Raise Game As MPs Signal Leadership Tensions Aren’t Over
Political parties
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Union Urges PM Not To Cut Railway Jobs As Part Of Public Ownership Shift
Transport
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
The Lib Dems are not cutting through
By Luke Tryl
Political parties
How data will unlock growth through AI in the UK economy Partner content
How data will unlock growth through AI in the UK economy
By Experian UK & Ireland
Economy
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Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Ed Miliband has landed a Great Office of State – not as Chancellor but as the new Foreign Secretary. He talks to Sienna Rodgers about why Keir Starmer had to go, how Andy Burnham is resetting the culture in government and his approach of ‘resilient idealism’ to the new job
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
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Defence Secretary Breaks Down Admitting That Some People Won't Escape Afghanistan
Defence
Defence Secretary Breaks Down Admitting That Some People Won't Escape Afghanistan
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace held back tears as he admitted some people would "not get back" from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of capital Kabul over the weekend.
Defence Committee Chair Criticises “Timid” Response From Government As Taliban Closes In On Kabul
Foreign affairs
Defence Committee Chair Criticises “Timid” Response From Government As Taliban Closes In On Kabul
Tobias Ellwood MP, chair of the defence select committee, has criticised the government for failing to take a strong stance on Afghanistan as Taliban forces look set to take control of the capital of Kabul.
Parliament To Be Recalled Next Week Over Deteriorating Afghanistan Situation
Foreign affairs
Parliament To Be Recalled Next Week Over Deteriorating Afghanistan Situation
Downing Street has confirmed that Parliament will be recalled next week as the crisis in Afghanistan continues to worsen.
Defence Secretary Warns Afghanistan 'Heading Towards Civil War' As UK Moves To Withdraw Forces
Defence
Defence Secretary Warns Afghanistan "Heading Towards Civil War" As UK Moves To Withdraw Forces
The Defence Secretary has warned Afghanistan is heading towards another civil war in the wake of US and UK troops withdrawing.
Withdrawal from Afghanistan has placed women and girls in mortal danger
Foreign affairs
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Withdrawal from Afghanistan has placed women and girls in mortal danger
Right now, we must provide support for women and girls in Afghanistan, let alone for the translators. It’s time for Global Britain to step up.
Labour Accuses Dominic Raab Of Double Standards on Punishing Human Rights Violations
Foreign affairs
Labour Accuses Dominic Raab Of Double Standards on Punishing Human Rights Violations
Exclusive: Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy has accused foreign secretary Dominic Raab of having double standards on the matter of punishing gross human rights violations abroad.
Former Foreign Secretary Warns UK Aid Cuts Would 'Compound The Agony' Of Taliban Resurgence
Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Warns UK Aid Cuts Would "Compound The Agony" Of Taliban Resurgence
David Miliband has criticised "significant" foreign aid cuts by the UK, warning further withdrawal of support to Afghanistan would "compound the agony" for civilians.
Former Defence Minister Warns Of Inevitable Terrorist Attack In Britain After Troops Leave Afghanistan
Defence
Former Defence Minister Warns Of Inevitable Terrorist Attack In Britain After Troops Leave Afghanistan
A former defence minister has warned that a terrorist attack in the UK is inevitable unless Britain takes action to quash the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.  
Government Plans To Sign Off Australia Trade Deal At COP26
Environment
Government Plans To Sign Off Australia Trade Deal At COP26
Exclusive: The government is preparing to finalise its trade agreement with Australia in time for the COP26 climate change summit, when Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be in Britain to sign it, PoliticsHome can reveal.
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
Education
By David Mundell MP
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
To build on the contributions made last week at the Global Education Summit, we must also deliver the conditions children need to thrive, including good health and nutrition, political stability and economic opportunity, by delivering development programmes in parallel.
Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education
Communities
Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education
At the Global Education Summit on 29 July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that investing into education was “the single best investment we can make in the future of humanity.”
Boris Johnson Says Traffic Light Travel Rules Will Be 'Simple And User Friendly' As Possible
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Says Traffic Light Travel Rules Will Be "Simple And User Friendly" As Possible
Boris Johnson has defended the government's travel scheme as he said restrictions were necessary to avoid "importing" new Covid variants.
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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
Statement: Save the Children ‘deeply distressed’ that five Rohingya refugees killed in heavy rain and landslides in Cox’s Bazar
UK And EU Prepare For September 'Pressure Point' With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
Brexit
UK And EU Prepare For September "Pressure Point" With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
UK and EU leaders expect talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol to reach a cliff-edge once again, with both sides still a long way off agreeing a way forward before various grace periods covering trade across the Irish Sea expire in September.
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
Brexit
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
The government has called for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be fundamentally changed, with Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, warning "we cannot go on as we are".
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?
EU Braces For 'New Thinking' From UK On Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
EU Braces For "New Thinking" From UK On Northern Ireland Protocol
The government will tomorrow make a highly-anticipated statement on its plan for dealing with the Northern Ireland Protocol, with EU sources expecting the UK to propose wholesale changes to how the treaty is implemented.
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.
Partner content
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.
Partner content
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.
Partner content
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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