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Minister Says Nigel Farage's Pledge To Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement Is 'Unrealistic And Irresponsible'
Minister Says Nigel Farage's Pledge To Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement Is "Unrealistic And Irresponsible"
Foreign affairs
A Labour minister has said that Nigel Farage's claim that a Reform UK government would renegotiate Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement to make it easier to deport migrants was "unrealistic and irresponsible".
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Impose Sanctions On Israel Like Those Used Against Apartheid South Africa, Says Former Scottish First Minister
Foreign affairs
Impose Sanctions On Israel Like Those Used Against Apartheid South Africa, Says Former Scottish First Minister
Western Security Guarantees Could Include 'Building A Stronger Ukrainian Military'
Defence
Western Security Guarantees Could Include "Building A Stronger Ukrainian Military"
PM Praises Western Unity Ahead Of Further Ukraine Peace Talks
Defence
PM Praises Western Unity Ahead Of Further Ukraine Peace Talks
Downing Street Says There Should Be No Limitations On Ukraine Joining NATO
Foreign affairs
Downing Street Says There Should Be No Limitations On Ukraine Joining NATO
Keir Starmer To Join Zelensky's Meeting With Trump In Washington
Defence
Keir Starmer To Join Zelensky's Meeting With Trump In Washington
Opinion
The irony of Nigel Farage’s ridiculous North Korea comparison
Foreign affairs
By Tony Vaughan KC MP
The irony of Nigel Farage’s ridiculous North Korea comparison
China, North Korea and Russia represent a new authoritarian world order that we can't ignore
Foreign affairs
By Gregory Stafford MP
China, North Korea and Russia represent a new authoritarian world order that we can't ignore
We must impose heavy sanctions on Israel
Foreign affairs
By Humza Yousaf
We must impose heavy sanctions on Israel
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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
Communities
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Political parties
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Political parties
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
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Dominic Raab's Pret Special
Brexit
By Robert Hutton
Dominic Raab's Pret Special
He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
Foreign affairs
Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?
A neat way of getting freebies while ducking transparency around interests, or an inexpensive scheme for bringing highly valued growth and business to the UK? Sienna Rodgers takes a look at trade envoys
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
Defence
Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine
From shortly after the invasion to today, British parliamentarians have been visiting Ukraine to learn and, where possible, to support. We asked a selection to share their most abiding memories
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When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
Coronavirus
By Baroness Sheehan
When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
To treat all priority groups with a Covid-19 vaccine, in all countries, we must scale-up manufacturing to meet global demand. To do this, broad sharing of knowledge is essential.
Honours should not be awarded to police officers involved with human rights violations
Foreign affairs
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Honours should not be awarded to police officers involved with human rights violations
It is unconscionable to witness the Hong Kong honours system rewarding police officers responsible for the abuse of HongKongers. The UK government must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions to demonstrate our commitment to global human rights.
The consequences of Covid-19 means radical reform is needed in Kurdistan – Britain can help
Foreign affairs
By Rob Halfon
The consequences of Covid-19 means radical reform is needed in Kurdistan – Britain can help
Due to Covid-19, demand for oil has plummeted. On top of this are the costs of war, looking after more than a million displaced people, and years of under-funding by Baghdad governments – radical reform and economic diversification is needed.
WATCH: Does the UK need a new China strategy?
Foreign affairs
By Kate Proctor
WATCH: Does the UK need a new China strategy?
A hostile superpower or a key post-Brexit trading partner? The House hosted a panel at Conservative party conference to explore the challenges of forging a new relationship with China
Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
Foreign affairs
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Britain must not be a safe haven for businesses profiting from Uyghur forced labour
The wilful blindness of the international community as China interns millions of Uyghurs and profits from slave labour is simply becoming impossible to ignore
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
Foreign affairs
By Jeremy Corbyn MP
We have a duty to the reach out the hand of humanity to the Rohingya
Four years after the Myanmar military unleashed a wave of violence against Rohingya civilians, there is still much more to be done by international governments to support and protect them
Amal Clooney Has Resigned As UK Special Envoy Over Boris Johnson’s “Lamentable” Plans to Violate International Law
Foreign affairs
Amal Clooney Has Resigned As UK Special Envoy Over Boris Johnson’s “Lamentable” Plans to Violate International Law
Amal Clooney has resigned as a UK special envoy in protest at what she calls a “lamentable” plan to “violate an international treaty signed by the Prime Minister less than a year ago”.
Children have become the latest targets of Hong Kong's National Security Law
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton
Children have become the latest targets of Hong Kong's National Security Law
Attacks on children and their education are shocking and underline the need for urgent international action - we must impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on key figures complicit in eroding Hongkongers’ rights.
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Foreign affairs
By Save the Children
A British child rescued by government officials from Syria asked whether others in a Save the Children centre could come too
Following Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s announcement the UK is bringing home a British child from North East Syria, Save the Children’s Syria Response Director Sonia Khush said:
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
Coronavirus
By Theo Clarke MP and Lord McConnell
We can ‘Build Back Better’ using the Sustainable Development Goals as a ‘ready-made’ roadmap to recovery
The Sustainable Development Goals offer us a way of building more resilient and sustainable economies and healthier societies, ensuring that nations are better able to deal with future economic, climate and health shocks.
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Lord Dubs
We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK
Britain must play its part in tackling this refugee crisis and offer to rapidly relocate our fair share of the 407 unaccompanied refugee children impacted by the Moria fire.
Sanctions, China hawks and Land Rovers – a very British dilemma
Foreign affairs
By Philip Crowe
Sanctions, China hawks and Land Rovers – a very British dilemma
Diplomacy has been described as the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash. For the UK, the prospect of targeted sanctions on Chinese officials is causing worry of a splashback onto the British business community. Philip Crowe reports.
We must stand up to China’s ‘repulsive’ persecution of the Uyghurs
Foreign affairs
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
We must stand up to China’s ‘repulsive’ persecution of the Uyghurs
This week, I joined almost 140 of my Parliamentary colleagues in a cross-party letter to the Chinese ambassador, condemning his government’s repulsive behaviour against the Uyghurs.
The left’s fixation on Israel has stifled fresh analysis about long-term stability in the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Steve McCabe MP
The left’s fixation on Israel has stifled fresh analysis about long-term stability in the Middle East
Relations in the Middle East are shifting. Labour Friends of Israel will help craft a new internationalist approach to the region, while standing up to anti-Semitism in our party
Can Global Britain influence human rights during trade negotiations?
Foreign affairs
By Nabil Rastani
Can Global Britain influence human rights during trade negotiations?
Brexit will no doubt change the dynamic of human rights diplomacy. Joint European mechanisms for tackling human rights abuses will no longer form the bedrock of the UK’s leverage tools.
Parliamentary scrutiny of the government's approach to development aid has never been more vital
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Parliamentary scrutiny of the government's approach to development aid has never been more vital
The future of the International Development Committee is uncertain, but it has never been needed more. We propose the Committee remit shifts to cover all official development assistance spend across Government
Seven Greek Islands Have Been Added to England's Coronavirus Quarantine List
Coronavirus
Seven Greek Islands Have Been Added to England's Coronavirus Quarantine List
Holidaymakers arriving in England from seven Greek islands will be forced to self-isolate under a new "regional" approach to travel corridors, Grant Shapps has announced.
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
Defence
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
The UK must now concentrate on unseen destabilising forces for the Integrated Review
The UK is at a crossroads. After almost 50 years of membership, it will leave the European Union and begin a new chapter. From 1 January 2021 , Great Britain will no longer be part of a 28 strong political union – the second largest economy in the world, and the world’s largest trading bloc – but instead a small, sovereign, archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Britain's moral duty to end people trafficking
Foreign affairs
By Tobias Ellwood
Britain's moral duty to end people trafficking
Ending illegal Channel crossings will require long-term strategy and global leadership.
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Health
By Philippa Whitford MP
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Covid-19 is disrupting routine vaccination programmes across the world. It is crucial to achieve high rates of immunisation if we’re to safeguard our future health
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Foreign affairs
By Alain Tolhurst
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Despite his summer of receiving threats, Tom Tugendhat isn’t one to be silenced. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair speaks to Alain Tolhurst, about China, increasing Britain’s influence, and why he supports the ‘rebalance’ of less commuting
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Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Sub-Saharan Africa: 426 children per day at risk of death from hunger following impact of COVID-19
An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across Sub-Saharan Africa before the end of the year, Save the Children warned today, as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates what were already dire circumstances in the region.[1] New analysis by Save the Children of data from the Lancet indicates that an average of 426 children per day are at risk of death unless urgent action is taken.
Labour And The Tories Are Having A Furious Row Over Tony Abbott's 'Homophobic And Misogynistic' Comments
Foreign affairs
Labour And The Tories Are Having A Furious Row Over Tony Abbott's "Homophobic And Misogynistic" Comments
Liz Truss has hit back at Labour over criticism of Tony Abbott’s planned appointment to a Government role, bringing up John McDonnell’s “lynching” comments and attacking the party for never electing a female leader.
Britain has a responsibility to stand up to China over freedom of navigation
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Bowie MP
Britain has a responsibility to stand up to China over freedom of navigation
As we look to a post-Covid world, protecting the integrity of the international rules-based order has never been more important.
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2025
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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2025
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Parliament's People Awards
2026
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