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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Complaints said report was ‘inaccurate’ and biased in favour of ousted Sheikh Hasina’s governmentA group of MPs has withdrawn a controversial report into Bangladesh after complaints that it was biased in favour of the ousted government of Sh…
After allegations of corruption, the former government minister’s family legacy now lies in tatters in both countriesIt was unusual to see Muhammad Yunus, a widely respected Nobel laureate and the chief adviser of the unelected interim government of Ba…
MP accused of misusing her position to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt Sheikh HasinaUK politics live – latest updatesAuthorities in Bangladesh have filed a criminal case against the UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing he…
Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of womenUK politics live – latest updatesEngland should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport …
Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest e…
Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest e…
Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plantThe Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corrupt…
From India to Venezuela and Senegal to the US, democracy was tested, as more people voted than in any year beforeIn January, as this bumper year of elections got under way, breathless editorials and reheated hot takes made it clear the stakes could not…
Despite ‘spy’ scandal, Philip Hammond says Britain should now adopt a ‘pragmatic approach to Beijing’China should be encouraged to build electric cars and renewable energy technology in the UK as part of a new pragmatic trading relationship that would …
Exclusive: Dan Jarvis has written to the Sikh Federation after allegations of people being stopped at UK airportsThe UK will not tolerate attempts by foreign countries to harass or intimidate British citizens, the security minister has warned, after a …
Tulip Siddiq denies claims that she brokered corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear power plant in BangladeshThe Labour minister Tulip Siddiq is facing an investigation in Bangladesh over allegations she and family members embezzled billions as part…
In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at the geopolitcs that led to them being trapped in ‘hell on earth’ for three yearsGood morning. In October 2021, a boat carrying dozens of Tami…