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Dominic Raab Condemns “Cruel And Intolerable” Treatment Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe And Calls for Iran To Allow Return To UK
Dominic Raab Condemns “Cruel And Intolerable” Treatment Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe And Calls for Iran To Allow Return To UK
Foreign affairs
Iran must allow Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to return to the UK as soon as possible after her jail sentence ended today, Dominic Raab has said.
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Cutting UK Aid To Yemen By Half Is A “Strategic Mistake With Deadly Consequences”, House Of Commons Told
Foreign affairs
Cutting UK Aid To Yemen By Half Is A “Strategic Mistake With Deadly Consequences”, House Of Commons Told
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Corruption
Foreign affairs
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Corruption
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
Coronavirus
UK Will Discuss Vaccine Passports With The EU After “Digital Green Pass” Is Announced For Europe
David Attenborough Warns World Leaders That Climate Change Is The 'Biggest Threat' To Global Security
Environment
David Attenborough Warns World Leaders That Climate Change Is The "Biggest Threat" To Global Security
Dominic Raab Calls For Worldwide Vaccine Ceasefire To Tackle Coronavirus In War Zones
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab Calls For Worldwide Vaccine Ceasefire To Tackle Coronavirus In War Zones
The House Live
Investing in girls’ education should be at the heart of Britain’s foreign policy
Foreign affairs
By Laura Round
Investing in girls’ education should be at the heart of Britain’s foreign policy
Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
Communities
By Rosa Prince
Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
Britain could have a role to play in reviving the Iran nuclear deal
Foreign affairs
By Peter Bottomley MP and Lord Chiswick
Britain could have a role to play in reviving the Iran nuclear deal
Most read
Liz Truss: ‘I’ve got a particular view of what equality means’
Liz Truss: ‘I’ve got a particular view of what equality means’
By Kate Proctor
Political parties
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Brexit
It’s not just the anonymous trolls: online attacks on women are in plain sight
It’s not just the anonymous trolls: online attacks on women are in plain sight
By Ash Sarkar
Social affairs
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Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
Communities
By Rosa Prince
Going to their aid: The Preet Kaur Gill interview
The pandemic has plunged an additional 47 million women into extreme poverty, yet the government is cutting the aid budget. Preet Kaur Gill tells Rosa Prince this is a mistake.
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Called “Disgraceful” After Criticising Keir Starmer For Questioning Yemen Aid Cut And Arms Sales
Boris Johnson has been criticised taking a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader questioned the government's cut to Yemen aid by half, while continuing to sell arms which could be used in the conflict.
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
Coronavirus
Border Force Officers Warn Failure To Separate 'Red List' Arrivals Risks Covid Spread
The Immigration Services Union have raised concerns over mixing of passengers within airports after reports of 'red list' arrivals not being separated.
Foreign Affairs news
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Sub-Saharan Africa’s first CSP plant becomes operational, South Africa
The US$860 million KaXu Solar One concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Pofadder, South Africa has become the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to enter operation. MacDonald was lenders technical advisor during the projects financing and construction and is now monitoring operations in an ongoing role.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Xina Solar One CSP plant achieves financial close, South Africa
The US$880 million Xina concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Pofadder, South Africa has successfully reached financial close.
Free movement an 'asset' to EU economy Partner content
Foreign affairs
By The Parliament Magazine
Free movement an 'asset' to EU economy
It's time to dispel the myth of so-called 'benefits tourism', argues Director of the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) Assya Kavrakova
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed lender’s technical advisor on Moroccan desalination plant
Mott MacDonald has been appointed lenders technical advisor by the SEDA special purpose vehicle for the development of a desalination plant in Morocco.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed to improve power network capacity, Zambia
Mott MacDonald has been appointed as project managers by ZESCO to improve the capacity of transmission network infrastructure along the Kafue-Muzuma-Victoria Falls corridor in Zambia.
Keeping the Covenant with our Armed Forces in their time of need
Foreign affairs
By Gordon Marsden
Keeping the Covenant with our Armed Forces in their time of need
Gordon Marsden MP writes about the final adjournment debate of this parliament on social care and military compensation. He calls on the Government to support the 100,000 veterans who could lose their injury compensation payments to pay for their social care costs
0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Turn Up Save Lives
0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK
Last week, the UK government sealed its commitment to dedicating 0.7% of the UK’s income to overseas aid. On behalf of the ‘Turn Up Save Lives’ campaign, WaterAid’s John Garrett looks at why this is such a welcome move for the international community, and why our new Parliament must continue to champion international development after May’s election.
Ending extreme poverty is within our grasp
Foreign affairs
By Lord McConnell
Ending extreme poverty is within our grasp
Labour peer and former Scottish First Minister writes about the 0.7% international aid commitment and his recent trip to the Philippines with VSO
Gordon Marsden MP: Improving support for our ex service personnel and their families
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome
Gordon Marsden MP: Improving support for our ex service personnel and their families
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Veterans Group Gordon Marsden MP calls on fellow MPs to commit to supporting service veterans and their families, now and in the next parliament
Partner content
Economy
By UK Chamber of Shipping
Majority of Tory candidates say EU ‘bad for business’ – new poll
57% of Conservative candidates at the forthcoming election believe the EU has been bad for British business, according to a new poll commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Mott MacDonald
Humanitarian and development work is a job for engineers.
Engineers play a vital role in providing both short and long-term relief after natural disasters. Working alongside international disaster relief charities, such as RedR, gives them the opportunity to offer valuable skills to the humanitarian sector.
Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development' Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development'
Labour MP Meg Munn writes about a recent CPA UK exchange visit from parliamentarians in Fiji which now has a democratically mandated government for the first time in years
Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue? Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Dods Monitoring
Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue?
A Dods poll indicates that over half of the MPs questioned are in favour of a like—for—like replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent whilst a quarter disagreed.
Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka
Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing MP writes about the fragile situation in Sri Lanka which she visited herself as part of a CPA UK delegation.
Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal Partner content
Foreign affairs
By PoliticsHome Central Lobby - Temporary Members
Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity calls for a continued support and help for veterans with housing problems beyond the charity appeal.
Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide
Hackney South & Shoreditch MP Meg Hillier has visited Rwanda on a trip organised by CPA UK. She writes about a reciprocal visit from four Rwandan parliamentarians and how Rwanda is benefitting from international aid.
Partner content
Foreign affairs
By British Red Cross
Syria's refugees still need our help
The humanitarian crisis in Syria is growing and the UK needs to do more to help, says the British Red Cross on the eve of a UN conference on resettlement.
Time for EU to restrict free movement
Foreign affairs
By Theresa May MP
Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.
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