Women still face higher barriers to entry to international trade compared to their male counterparts. This is an opportune time to think about how the UK can promote trade and investment opportunities in order to empower women across the Commonwealth, writes Theo Clarke MP. 

Conflict has forced nearly a million people, more than half of them children, to flee from 45 percent of Idlib governorate in North-West Syria, pushing them into inhumane living conditions in overcrowded camps.

Lack of access to sanitary products remains a major issue affecting women and girls in many parts of the world – it’s time to tackle this global problem head on, writes Wendy Chamberlain MP.

The UK will not lower its food and animal welfare standards in US trade talks, ministers have promised.

At least one girl and nine other civilians were killed today during the shelling of ten schools, as the latest escalation in conflict continues, Save the Children and partner Hurras Network can confirm. Some schools were in class, some had broken up for the day and some were being used as shelters.

Boris Johnson has unveiled the biggest review of the UK’s defence, security and foreign policy since the end of the Cold War.

Donald Trump is said to be furious with Boris Johnson over the decision to award Huawei with the contract to build part of the UK’s 5G network, calling it a “betrayal”.

Peace between Israel and Palestine can only be achieved through direct talks and compromise on both sides, writes Lord Collins

For the first time in 40 years, the UK will forge its own path as an independent trading nation. This will bring with it a plethora of new opportunities and challenges, writes Dods Monitoring's Nabil Rastani.

British Labour MP Debbie Abrahams has been denied entrance to India and is being deported despite having a valid visa, it has been reported.

Boris Johnson has cancelled plans to meet President Trump this month, after the US government criticised his decision to let Huawei help build Britain's 5G network.

Save the Children respond to the appointment of Anne-Marie Trevelyan as International Development Secretary. 

Northern Ireland could be left in a different time zone to rest of UK under plans being considered in Brussels, an influential group of peers have warned.

Boris Johnson’s decision to give Huawei a role in the UK’s 5G network could put a post-Brexit trade deal with the US at risk, according to Mike Pence.

The Department for International Development have pledged a new £5m fund to help counter the spread of coronavirus in developing nations.

Donald Trump was "apoplectic" with rage on a phone call with Boris Johnson after the Government gave Huawei the green light to help build its new 5G network, it has emerged.

The Prime Minister's dad was acting as a "private citizen" during talks with China over the coronavirus, Downing Street has insisted.

Liz Truss has set out plans to slash tariffs on US goods post-Brexit as well as protecting UK industries from cheap imports from other countries.

Huge amounts of UK humanitarian aid has been spent strengthening democracy, but this cannot be done at the expense of tackling extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable, writes Lord Harries. 

The Foreign Office spent almost £6,000 on a designer sideboard and side table “to advance British interests around the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has praised the "strength of our unrivalled ties" he defended his "tough" approach to Brexit negotiations.

Leaving the EU was avoidable - Corbyn failed to stand up on this crucial issue from a values-based position, writes Neil Coyle MP. 

Mike Pompeo has urged the UK to "relook" at its decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei to build parts of the country's 5G network as he warned the tech giant posed a "real risk" to security.

The success of the Scotch Whisky industry was built on open markets and free trade, the UK must continue to support this industry and be unapologetic about our free trade ambitions post-Brexit, writes David Mundell MP, former Secretary of State for Scotland.