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Senior Foreign Office Official Says He Regrets Staying On Holiday As The Afghan Crisis Unfolded

Senior Foreign Office Official Says He Regrets Staying On Holiday As The Afghan Crisis Unfolded

07 Dec Foreign affairs

The permanent under-secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has said he feels “regret” for not returning from holiday sooner as Afghanistan was on course to fall to the Taliban.

Whistleblower Accuses Foreign Office Of Leaving Afghans To Be 'Murdered By The Taliban'

07 Dec Foreign affairs

Whistleblower Accuses Foreign Office Of Leaving Afghans To Be "Murdered By The Taliban"

Ireland Says A Post-Brexit Trade Resolution This Year Is A 'Very Tall Order'

02 Dec Brexit

Ireland Says A Post-Brexit Trade Resolution This Year Is A "Very Tall Order"

Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is 'Political'

26 Nov Environment

Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is "Political"

Macron Tells The UK To Be 'Serious' After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting

26 Nov Foreign affairs

Macron Tells The UK To Be "Serious" After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting

Government Accused Of 'Lack Of Confidence' In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force

24 Nov Communities

Government Accused Of "Lack Of Confidence" In Priti Patel With Small Boats Task Force

Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project

24 Nov Foreign affairs

Tory MP Urged To “Come Clean” After Questioning Ministers On Topics Linked To Libya Project

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Richest countries need to start treating the Covid vaccine as a global public good

08 Dec Coronavirus

Richest countries need to start treating the Covid vaccine as a global public good

The UK has never sent people to celebrate an Olympics where the host was credibly accused of genocide. Let’s not start now.

07 Dec Foreign affairs

The UK has never sent people to celebrate an Olympics where the host was credibly accused of genocide. Let’s not start now.

For trade deals to succeed the government must put consumers first

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06 Dec Economy

For trade deals to succeed the government must put consumers first

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Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is 'Political'

26 Nov 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.

Downing Street Insists The Government Hasn't Flinched On Article 16

20 Nov 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.

Ed Miliband: 'We need to be truth-tellers in Glasgow'

31 Oct Energy

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.

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Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten

21 Jul 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

21 Jul Environment

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

20 Jul 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

19 Jul 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.

Irish Taoiseach To Meet Boris Johnson Next Week Amid Clash Over Troubles Legacy Proposals

16 Jul Foreign affairs

Irish Taoiseach To Meet Boris Johnson Next Week Amid Clash Over Troubles Legacy Proposals

Exclusive: Boris Johnson will host Ireland's Taoiseach Micheal Martin in London next week as the UK government faces growing pressure to change course on its Northern Ireland legacy proposals.

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16 Jul Foreign affairs

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

16 Jul Foreign affairs

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

15 Jul Foreign affairs

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

14 Jul 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

14 Jul Defence

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

13 Jul 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

13 Jul Foreign affairs

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

13 Jul 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

09 Jul 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

09 Jul Foreign affairs

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

08 Jul 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

30 Jun 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

30 Jun Foreign affairs

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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28 Jun Communities

UK Advertising celebrates award haul at Cannes Lions 2021

UK Government & Industry Partner for Virtual Roadshow in Export Showcase to International Markets

Britain’s offer to Afghans does not go far enough

25 Jun Foreign affairs

Britain’s offer to Afghans does not go far enough

The current offer is a sad sign of British inaction on the world stage. Now is the time to commit to a flexible resettlement programme, which can adapt as situations in countries change.

UK Denies Russian Claims It Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy Vessel In Black Sea

23 Jun 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'

23 Jun Defence

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'

22 Jun 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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21 Jun Foreign affairs

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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