Foreign policy
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UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January
New date to approve site near Tower Bridge in London aligns with Keir Starmer’s planned visit to BeijingThe go…
- China, Foreign policy, London, MI5, Politics, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
MI5 ‘very relaxed’ about proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, sources say
Senior Security Service officers told Commons speaker in private meeting they can tackle espionage risks MI5 o…
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China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest
Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to devel…
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Chinese embassy approval could be unlawful if UK ministers gave advance assurances
If Keir Starmer made promises to China it could constitute ‘predetermination’, Lord Banner legal opinion concl…
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China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy
Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialTensions between Bri…
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MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ at failure to put men accused of spying for China on trial
Ken McCallum, the domestic spy chief, says he will ‘never back off’ from confronting threats from BeijingThe M…
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Starmer on horns of dilemma over China’s seven-year mega-embassy saga
Decision time is coming after Labour called in the planning application for the new building in east LondonIn …
- Foreign policy, India, Keir Starmer, Labour, Narendra Modi, Politics, Sikhism, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Arbitrary detention victims urge Starmer to press Modi on jailed British Sikh
Activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in Indian prison for nearly eight years without full trial The siste…
- Foreign policy, India, Keir Starmer, Narendra Modi, Politics, South and Central Asia, Trade policy, UK news, World news
Indian prime minister makes UK state visit to sign landmark trade deal
Britain’s car and whisky industries set for boost while India gets visa concessions, but some sensitive issues…
- Afghanistan, Data protection, Defence policy, Foreign policy, Immigration and asylum, Military, Ministry of Defence, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak
Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blund…
- Afghanistan, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Grant Shapps, Military, Ministry of Defence, Politics, South and Central Asia, Superinjunctions, Taliban
John Healey and MPs bask in nauseating non-mea culpas over secret Afghan relocation scheme | John Crace
Commons remain tone deaf as superinjunction lifts lid on data leak and £800m Afghanistan Response RouteI suppo…
- Brexit, China, Defence policy, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, France, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Politics, Trade policy, UK news, World news
Five key takeaways from Macron’s speech to UK parliament
French president addresses MPs on topical issues, from commitment to Ukraine, to European connection and US ta…
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Ukraine and UK to jointly produce long-range drones, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian ter…
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Ukraine and UK to jointly produce long-range drones, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian ter…
- Foreign policy, Iran, Iran's nuclear programme, Iraq, Japan, Middle East and North Africa, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, US foreign policy, US news, World news
Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diploma…