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UK government accused of acting too slowly as fears grow over new variant discovered in subcontinentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of people could fly from India to England before it is added to the travel “red li…
Downing Street says next week’s visit won’t go ahead ‘in light of the current coronavirus situation’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson’s planned visit to India next week has been cancelled because of the country’s…
Organisers seek backing of two-thirds of MPs for all-party motion citing China’s treatment of UyghursThe House of Commons is to be given a chance to vote to declare that a genocide is under way in Xinjiang province in China, in a move likely to damage …
Kyaw Zwar Minn has been barred from London embassy by representatives of Myanmar juntaMyanmar’s ambassador to the UK, who has been locked out of his embassy by representatives of his country’s military, has urged the British government not to recognise…
‘We just need to be cautious,’ warns British prime minister; 1,200 homeless and vulnerable people to be given jabs in RomePakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya and Philippines on England travel ‘red list’Further rare blood clot cases found in Oxford/AstraZeneca …
Politicians facing Beijing ban for views on Uighurs are welcomed to Rose GardenBoris Johnson has made an orchestrated gesture of defiance to Beijing, and of support for its critics, by on Saturday meeting a cross-party group of MPs and peers sanctioned…
Covid cases plateau in England and Northern Ireland but rise in Scotland over the last week; UK’s R number up to 07-0.9. This live blog is now closed – please follow the global coronavirus live blog for latest updatesHow AstraZeneca vaccine became a po…
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he will wear the retaliation like a ‘badge of honour’ China has imposed sanctions on 10 UK organisations and individuals, including the former leader of the Conservative party Iain Duncan Smith, over what it ca…
Taipei’s success shows lives might have been saved had the UK government acted differently Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Along central Taipei’s busy Yongkang Street crowds spill out of restaurants and bars every evening, …
Analysis: British government will hope a deterioration in relations can be avoidedThe UK government is bracing itself for retaliatory action by China over its decision to impose sanctions on four Chinese officials in response to human rights abuses of …
Ministers accused of ‘moving goalposts’ and wrongly taking credit for success of immunisation programmeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has sought to reassure the public over the vaccine programme as NHS leaders…
Health secretary says timetable will not change, but government expert warns infections may rise because of delay vaccinating the under-50s Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has said there will be a significant di…
A reconsideration of Britain’s place in the world is necessary. But this paper fails to meet the challenges of the 21st century The integrated review offers a nostalgic – at times, even anachronistic – response to the challenges of the 21st century. It…
Critics warn of imperial fantasy but the economic and political forces pulling the UK back to the region are realSome will call it a tilt, others a rebalancing and yet others a pivot but, either way, the new big idea due to emerge from the government’s…
High commissioner called in after India said debate represented ‘gross interference’ in its internal affairsBritish MPs have hit back after Narendra Modi’s government summoned the British high commissioner to India to warn against the UK parliament sta…