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James Cleverly Signs New Treaty With Rwanda With Guarantee Refugees Won't Be Sent To Unsafe Countries

05 Dec Foreign affairs

UK Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a new treaty with Rwanda, which he believes will "amplify" the relationship between the two countries in the face of criticism from international bodies and courts.

15 Nov Foreign affairs

Keir Starmer Hit By Frontbench Resignations And Rebellion Over Gaza Ceasefire

14 Nov Foreign affairs

Labour Frontbenchers To Face Sack If They Vote For Gaza Ceasefire

13 Nov Foreign affairs

David Cameron Appointed Foreign Secretary In Shock Move

08 Nov Foreign affairs

Keir Starmer Stance On Gaza Ceasefire Is “Untenable”, Says New Union Leader

06 Nov Foreign affairs

Conservative Peer Says Keir Starmer Is Too Weak To Challenge Frontbench Gaza Crisis Critics

03 Nov Foreign affairs

Labour Tone On Israel Has Evolved But Pressure To Go Further Remains

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07 Dec Defence

Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort

06 Dec Foreign affairs

Conflicting judgment: Starmer at the ICJ

04 Dec Foreign affairs

Lords Diary: Lord Alton

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14 Nov Foreign affairs

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron must be accountable to MPs

It is a long-established practice that MPs and peers speak and vote only in the Chamber of the House of which they are a member. If the government follows precedent, the new Foreign Secretary’s appearances before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee will be the primary - and possibly the only - way in which David Cameron will be held to account by the House of Commons.

03 Nov Foreign affairs

Labour Tone On Israel Has Evolved But Pressure To Go Further Remains

The Labour frontbench has appeared more hawkish on Israel in the days since Keir Starmer's Tuesday speech on the crisis, but a growing number of Labour figures still want the party to go further and call for a ceasefire – and think as the situation deteriorates in Gaza, it will have to support one.

03 Nov Foreign affairs

AI Safety Summit Lauded As "Success" But MPs Question What's Next

The government's landmark AI Safety Summit has been largely celebrated as a success, achieving multiple agreements between international governments and technology developers to work together on preventing existential risks.

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03 Jun 2015 Education

Universities UK statement regarding academic boycotts and academic freedom

The board of Universities UK is committed to the free exchange of ideas between universities and between academics, regardless of nationality or location.

02 Jun 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord Alton of Liverpool: It is time to create safe havens in North Africa and the Middle East

Crossbench peer Lord Alton writes about Lords question on deterring the trafficking of migrants and creating safe havens.

UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’

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27 May 2015 Economy

UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’

The UK is Europe’s number one destination for inward investment, according to new research by EY.

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13 May 2015 Foreign affairs

Joint statement: Red Cross calls for action on migration crisis

A joint statement on the Mediterranean migration crisis, signed by 20 European Red Cross Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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13 May 2015 Foreign affairs

International community must work together to tackle migration crisis

The head of the British Red Cross has welcomed discussions to resolve the migration crisis in the Mediterranean, but has warned that piecemeal measures will not be the answer.

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08 May 2015 Health

New government - now we need new policies

Now the votes have been counted, the British Red Cross is already reaching out to the new MPs to help people and save lives here in the UK.

On the defensive- examining the parties’ policies on defence

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30 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

On the defensive- examining the parties’ policies on defence

With a week to go until the election, Dods Monitoring policy specialist Roxana Cimpeanu takes a closer look at the parties’ positions on defence.

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27 Apr 2015 Education

Defence and Uncertainty lecture by Strategy and Security expert

The issues behind unforeseen events like the disorder in the Ukraine to the revolutions of the Arab Spring which caught intelligence organisations off guard, is the subject of a fascinating lecture at the University of Exeter.

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20 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald joint venture wins place on high speed rail project, Czech Republic

A joint venture (JV) between Mott MacDonald and Sudop Praha A.S. has been appointed by Sprva Železničn Dopravn Cesty to carry out two studies for a new cross-border railway line that will connect Dresden in Germany with st nad Labem and Litoměřice in the Czech Republic.

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13 Apr 2015 Economy

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.

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02 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

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.

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02 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

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

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01 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

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.

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26 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

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.

25 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

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

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19 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

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.

10 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

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

03 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

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

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26 Feb 2015 Economy

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.

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06 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

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'

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05 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

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?

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04 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

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

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29 Jan 2015 Foreign affairs

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

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19 Jan 2015 Foreign affairs

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.

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