Agreeing a free trade deal between the UK and Brussels by the end of 2020 is "just not possible", according to a senior EU official.

Liam Fox is wrong to call for DfID to be merged with the Foreign Office, says former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell MP.

The British Overseas Territories should be invited to become equal members of the United Kingdom after Brexit, according to a former Conservative minister.

The Tories are in a commanding position to address the many outstanding issues that have accumulated over the past few years. From boundary reforms to a bold offer to the Overseas Territories, former minister John Penrose has plenty of ideas for how his party can make the most of its newly acquired power. The MP talks to Sebastian Whale

Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy has accused Jeremy Corbyn of siding with Russia in the immediate aftermath of the Salisbury chemical attack.

From the crisis in the Middle East to the rise of China, the UK faces some monumental foreign policy challenges in 2020. The government must be clear what its priorities are – and give the Foreign Office a “shot in the arm”, writes former permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser  

The UK has a unique historic and legal obligation to champion human rights and democracy in Hong Kong. The year 2019 might have been consumed by Brexit, but in 2020, the new Government must prioritise this crisis, writes Lord Alton 

In 2018, 5.3 million children under the age of five died, with undernutrition being a key cause of nearly half those deaths. By taking the lead to support nutrition sensitive interventions, we can end the blight once and for all, writes Lord Collins. 

Dominic Raab has accused Iran of a "flagrant violation of international law" after the UK's ambassador to the country was arrested.

Iran has admitted to “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet earlier this week, according to the nation’s state TV.

Donald Trump has demanded the UK withdraws from the "foolish" Iranian nuclear deal amid growing tensions in the Middle East.

Boris Johnson has claimed that Qasem Soleimani had the "blood of British troops on his hands" as he defended America's decision to assassinate the Iranian military chief.

Boris Johnson has ditched his plans to scrap the foreign aid department, it has been reported.

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of being "scared" of upsetting US President Donald Trump after he failed to show up to a Commons debate on the situation in Iran.

The husband of jailed charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has called for an urgent meeting with Boris Johnson in the wake of growing tensions with Iran.

Boris Johnson has said "we will not lament" the death of Qasem Soleimani as he finally broke his silence on the Iranian military chief's assassination by the USA.

The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said Boris Johnson is still “in charge” over the developing Middle East crisis despite being on holiday in the Caribbean.

Boris Johnson has come under fire for his failure to respond to killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Suleimani by America.

Boris Johnson will sit down for talks on Britain's post-Brexit future with the president of the European Commission next week.

Jeremy Corbyn has written to Boris Johnson to demand a Privy Council briefing on the United States’s decision to kill an Iranian military chief. 

Contenders for the Labour leadership have lined up to condemn America's decision to assassinate Iran's most senior military leader.

Dominic Raab has called for a "de-escalation" of tensions in the Middle East after the United States assassinated Iran's most senior military leader.

A plan by the Ministry of Defence for Russia to join NATO was dismissed as “farcical” by ministers, according to newly-unsealed official minutes.

Brussels will find it difficult to negotiate a trade deal with the UK in the 11-month timeframe set out by Boris Johnson, the President of the European Commission has cautioned.