カテゴリー: Foreign policy
Government’s rapprochement with Beijing may risk national security in wake of British Steel crisis, party members saySenior Labour figures have urged the government to review Chinese investment in UK infrastructure in the wake of theBritish Steel crisi…
Daughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds says government must do ‘everything in their power’ to secure their releaseThe family of a British couple arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan have called on the government to do “everything in their power” to se…
PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional disputeKeir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s legal claim to own the Chagos Islands, including the str…
Emails released as part of employment tribunal lift lid on questionable decisions made amid Afghanistan evacuationKabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK governmentThe desperation on the faces of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan w…
Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airliftA civil servant who blew the whistle about the chaoti…
Exclusive: Complaints said report was ‘inaccurate’ and biased in favour of ousted Sheikh Hasina’s governmentA group of MPs has withdrawn a controversial report into Bangladesh after complaints that it was biased in favour of the ousted government of Sh…
Royal’s relationship with alleged spy, Yang Tengbo, should be seen as a blessing in disguise, says China analystPrince Andrew should be commended for doing Britain a great service according to longstanding China watcher, Charles Parton. The now margina…
Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage casesGurpreet Singh Johal is sitting in a London hotel lobby the night before he is due to meet David Lammy.He recalls in his soft Scottish burr that this will…
Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court siteUK politics live – latest updatesChina is blocking requests to rebuild the British embassy in Beijing while the fate of its controversial m…
Dr Gillian Hughes, Dr Charlotte Burck, Dr Julia Nelki and Julia Granville the on the Uyghur Tribunal and David Lammy’s visit to ChinaWe were deeply disturbed to read your report about David Lammy’s visit to China that highlighted how our Labour governm…
Rahima Mahmut, in exile in the UK, ‘disappointed’ at failure to describe Beijing’s crackdown on minority as genocideA leading Uyghur activist has accused the Labour government of “falling behind” its allies in failing to stand up to China, after minist…
Foreign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperation’David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and China’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks in Be…
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on FridayUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as…
Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next weekThe UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of a trip b…
Simon Diggins on offering resettlement and educational opportunities to those living under the Taliban regime and Margaret Owen on connecting schoolgirls in Britain and KabulYour harrowing report on the worsening oppression of women in Afghanistan remi…