Foreign policy
- Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
Family of elderly British couple held by Taliban call for Foreign Office support
Daughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds says government must do ‘everything in their power’ to secure their rele…
- Chagos Islands, China, Donald Trump, Foreign policy, Gaza, Keir Starmer, Mauritius, Politics, UK news, Ukraine, US news, US politics, World news
Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China
PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional disput…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Civil service, Employment tribunals, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Pursue this urgently’: whistleblower case reveals Whitehall focus on Kabul animal airlift
Emails released as part of employment tribunal lift lid on questionable decisions made amid Afghanistan evacua…
- Afghanistan, BBC, Boris Johnson, Civil service, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Law, Media, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Kabul evacuation whistleblower wins case against UK government
Civil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failures‘…
- Bangladesh, Commonwealth of Nations, Foreign policy, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
UK MPs withdraw report criticising current Bangladesh regime over ‘bias’
Exclusive: Complaints said report was 'inaccurate’ and biased in favour of ousted Sheikh Hasina’s governmentA …
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Prince Andrew spy scandal may have further exposed threat posed by China
Royal’s relationship with alleged spy, Yang Tengbo, should be seen as a blessing in disguise, says China analy…
- Conservatives, David Lammy, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, India, Labour, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?
Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage casesGurpreet Sin…
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China blocking UK plans in Beijing amid east London mega-embassy dispute
Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court s…
- Asia Pacific, China, David Lammy, Foreign policy, Islam, Labour, Politics, Religion, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
We are in despair at the Labour party’s U-turn on Uyghur genocide ruling | Letter
Dr Gillian Hughes, Dr Charlotte Burck, Dr Julia Nelki and Julia Granville the on the Uyghur Tribunal and David…
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Uyghur activist accuses Labour of failing to stand up to China
Rahima Mahmut, in exile in the UK, ‘disappointed’ at failure to describe Beijing’s crackdown on minority as ge…
- Asia Pacific, China, David Lammy, Foreign policy, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Politics, Taiwan, Trade policy, Ukraine, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
David Lammy raises human rights and Ukraine in Beijing talks
Foreign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperatio…
- Asia Pacific, China, David Lammy, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Human rights, International court of justice, Law, Politics, Trade policy, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing o…
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Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China
Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next w…
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Here’s how we can help oppressed women and girls in Afghanistan | Letters
Simon Diggins on offering resettlement and educational opportunities to those living under the Taliban regime …
- Afghanistan, Aid, Foreign policy, Global development, Global education, Humanitarian response, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
UK should restore diplomatic presence to help Afghan women, says aid chief
Hugh Bayley says NGOs would also benefit as he releases report on impact of UK programme in AfghanistanThe UK …