Donald Tusk has said the EU27 have agreed that preparations to move on to the second phase of Brexit talks can get underway.

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome to mark Anti-Slavery Day, International Development Secretary Priti Patel highlights how the UK has doubled its spending on trying to eradicate the barbarism of modern slavery. 

The nuclear deal should not mean Iran gets a free pass on human rights and its destabilising activities in the region.

Boris Johnson has accused MPs of "trivialising" the disaster in Libya after he was pressed three times to apologise for a gaffe in which he spoke of “clearing the dead bodies away”.

The youth wing of the Labour party has voted at odds with the leadership by calling for Britain to withdraw from the Nato alliance.

Hillary Clinton has warned against a 'no deal' Brexit and said Donald Trump “does not believe in trade”. 

A cyber attack against MPs’ emails carried out last June was most likely caused by Iranian hackers, according to an assessment by British intelligence.

Liam Fox has been mocked after setting up a new Board of Trade - and making himself the only member.

Modern trade deals are too important to be done behind closed doors - and it's time for parliament to step up, says Helen Dennis of Fairtrade Foundation, and Sophie Hardefeldt of the Trade Justice Movement.

Donald Trump is set to visit the UK early next year, but will be denied the red carpet treatment or a meeting with the Queen.

Theresa May last night urged Donald Trump not to pull out of the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, because it is "vitally important for regional security".

The Rohingya people are suffering appalling persecution. International pressure has to be imposed on the Burmese military – and Aung San Suu Kyi – to halt these crimes, writes Baroness Kinnock.

Theresa May has twice called on Donald Trump directly to ramp up the pressure on Boeing into dropping its complaint over rival Bombardier, a Cabinet minister has said.

Theresa May has reportedly been forced to delay a key trade trip to China because it would have collapsed with Donald Trump's visit.

We can no longer rely on this Conservative Prime Minister to lead on the global stage. But Scotland can step up, says Stewart McDonald

Joint FCO-DFID minister Rory Stewart MP and Nicky Morgan MP were among the speakers at a fringe meeting titled: ‘Challenging the period taboo: how ‘taps and toilets’ transform the lives of women and girls’.

The violent actions of the Spanish police will endure as a 'stark reminder of a dark day' in Spain's history, says Ronnie Cowan MP.

The Spanish government has dismissed last week’s independence referendum in Catalonia as an illegal ‘mockery’ of democracy. But former SNP MP George Kerevan – who travelled to Barcelona to witness the vote as an official observer – found a region determined to make its voice heard through the ballot box

A Tory minister has become the first to criticise Boris Johnson’s controversial remarks about the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte.  

International Development Secretary Priti Patel and Stephen Crabb MP spoke at Save the Children’s Conservative Party fringe event, calling for MPs to make the case for aid.

Conservative MPs have joined the calls for Boris Johnson to be sacked after he said the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte can be like Dubai "once they clear the dead bodies away".

Theresa May has been urged to sack Boris Johnson after he said the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte can be like Dubai "once they clear the dead bodies away".

Theresa May has been urged to sack Boris Johnson after he said Libya has a bright future "once they clear the dead bodies away".

Michael Fallon has said the Government should pledge to increase Britain’s contributions to Nato from its current level at 2% of GDP.