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27 May Coronavirus

Inside the Liaison Committee as senior MPs prepare to grill Boris Johnson on coronavirus and Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson will appear before the powerful Liaison Committee for the first time this afternoon, to face questions over his handling of coronavirus, the economy and Dominic Cummings. Committee chairs past and present talk to Sebastian Whale about getting the truth out of the PM

11 May Coronavirus

End of the ‘golden era’? The growing calls for a ‘decoupling’ from China

The Chinese Ambassador to the UK last week warned that increasingly vocal criticisms of Beijing from Conservative Members of Parliament risked “poisoning” UK-China relations. What’s behind the rift, and how should the UK approach one of the key foreign policy challenges of the coming decade? Sebastian Whale reports

15 Apr Coronavirus

Tory grandee Lord Hague says coronavirus crisis shows China can’t be relied on

Britain cannot stay “strategically dependent” on China in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, according to Conservative grandee William Hague.

06 Apr Coronavirus

Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs

Chinese “disinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic has “already cost lives”, an influential group of MPs has warned.

29 Mar Foreign affairs

Reviewing Britain's approach to the world must be about much more than defence

Government must not limit itself to military matters. It must rediscover the lost art of strategy at the heart of Whitehall – and foreign affairs is a key part of that.

23 Mar Coronavirus

Government backs down and gives MPs vote every 6 months on emergency coronavirus powers

The Government has given in to calls from its own MPs to allow Parliament to have a vote on keeping sweeping powers to deal with coronavirus in place every six months.

30 Jan Foreign affairs

Mike Pompeo urges UK to 'relook' at Huawei 5G decision as he warns Chinese firm poses 'real risk'

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.

27 Jan Foreign affairs

As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I would ensure all voices are heard

We need to look at how we engage with both partners and those who challenge us as we face up to the changing foreign policy challenges of the 2020s, writes Tom Tugendhat MP

28 Oct 2019 Foreign affairs

The Foreign Office needs to be re-empowered for the Brexit age

The FCO is being short-changed. We must restore its value as the hub of British foreign policy and bring trade and aid under its control, writes Tom Tugendhat MP

26 Sep 2019 Foreign affairs

Tom Tugendhat MP: “I’ve come across nothing quite so childish as British politics and parliament”

As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat is well-practiced in scrutinising Boris Johnson’s actions. He sits down with Anoosh Chakelian to discuss prorogation, Parliament’s “childish” behaviour, and maintaining the UK’s global standing in the meantime

10 Sep 2019 Home affairs

Some politicians are among the worst culprits for intimidating journalists

Those who abuse the media must be publicly shamed, and even targeted with sanctions by the FCO, even if they are governments, writes Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair, Tom Tugendhat MP.

25 Mar 2019 Political parties

Unparliamentary Language: Tom Tugendhat

Marie Le Conte sits down with MPs and peers to find out more about the human side of politics. This week, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat on the worst present he’s ever been given, being on patrol and arguing in Arabic

26 Oct 2017 Brexit

Tom Tugendhat: "I got into politics to serve. That’s the only reason I’m here"

Conservative colleagues and Labour opponents alike see Tom Tugendhat as a star of the future. Just two years into his Westminster career he secured an overwhelming mandate to chair the Foreign Affairs Committee. Is there any limit to his potential? By Sebastian Whale