Boris Johnson's post-Brexit plans have been given a major boost after Donald Trump said the US and the UK were moving “rapidly” towards a “fantastic and big” trade deal.

This week, which marks the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the Bishop of St Albans writes on the importance of interfaith dialogue, saying there is little doubt that religious persecution is increasing around the globe.

Writing on the 74th World Hiroshima Day Baroness Jones states that as we remember the devastation of nuclear war there is a rising standoff between the US and Iran.

Britain is joining forces with the US to protect shipping in the Gulf after Iran reportedly seized a third tanker, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

Stephen Barclay has urged Michel Barnier to seek a fresh mandate from European leaders in order to make changes to the Brexit agreement and avoid a no-deal exit.

Dods Monitoring’s Principal Consultant Laura Hutchinson looks into David Frost, the new UK Brexit negotiator.

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have agreed to start post-Brexit trade talks "as soon as possible" in their first call since Mr Johnson became Prime Minister.

Bob Blackman MP writes ahead of a rally in central London organised by Iranians in exile and supporters of the Iranian opposition coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

Officials caught leaking confidential information should lose their pensions and be forced to cover the costs of the probe that follows, MPs have said.

Donald Trump has labelled Boris Johnson “Britain Trump” and claimed he will “get it done” as Prime Minister.

A former minister has failed in a bid to force a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson before he has even been appointed Prime Minister.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has resigned from the frontbench ahead of the new Prime Minister taking over later this week. Read his full letter to Theresa May.

Theresa May will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Monday amid mounting criticism of the Government over Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf.

Boris Johnson will "straighten out" Brexit if he becomes Prime Minister next week, US President Donald Trump has said.

As the UK looks to leave the European Union and seeks to build trading partnerships elsewhere the question will be asked – what price is trade with Britain? Pursue trade deals with despotic regimes while ignoring their human rights abuses and we risk losing our good name in a fire sale, warns Alistair Carmichael MP.

If we are to achieve a world where poverty, inequality and injustice are a thing of the past, we must all work together to drive change, says Baroness Sugg. 

Theresa May has hit out at Donald Trump over tweets in which he told ethnic minority Democratic politicians to go back to their own countries.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox writes for PoliticsHome, saying the newly launched International Trade Development Programme aims to cultivate the next generation of negotiators, policy makers and HM Trade Commissioners.

Jeremy Hunt has warned that the collapse of the Iranian nuclear deal could pose an "existential threat to mankind", as he heads to Brussels to try to salvage the agreement.

The Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into the leaking of official documents which led to Sir Kim Darroch resigning from his role as the UK's ambassador to the US.

John McDonnell is calling for an overhaul of the world’s top economic institutions in order to distribute more power beyond the west and to tackle climate change.

The global water and sanitation crisis is rooted in power, poverty and inequality, not just in physical availability. To achieve transformative change and secure universal access by 2030 a political step-change on WASH globally is required, says Bethan Twigg, Advocacy Coordinator, WaterAid.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the UK's diplomats around the world to continue to speak without "fear or favour" in the wake of Sir Kim Darroch's resignation.

Liz Truss has warned Theresa May that choosing the UK's next ambassador to the United States should be a job for the next Prime Minister.