カテゴリー: Dominic Raab
It was impossible to predict the Taliban would retake Afghanistan so swiftly after the withdrawal of international troops, Dominic Raab has said, arguing: ‘No one saw this coming.’Speaking to the media following his return from holiday, after…
UK foreign secretary claims swift collapse was impossible to predict, as he says evacuations have resumedAfghanistan – latest updatesIt was impossible to predict the Taliban would retake Afghanistan so swiftly after the withdrawal of international troo…
Britain will use all the means at its disposal, including sanctions and diplomacy, to hold the Taliban to account in Afghanistan, foreign secretary Dominic Raab said.In his first public appearance since the crisis began, Raab said that ‘everyone was ca…
Former senior military and security figures say PM’s decision to depart was ‘dereliction of duty’Afghanistan live news: troops work to restart Kabul flightsBoris Johnson’s departure on holiday on Saturday, despite public warnings the Taliban would be i…
A reckless western withdrawal timetable has let a people downEarlier this year, a bipartisan panel appointed by the US Congress advised against the “precipitous withdrawal” of American troops from Afghanistan. The panel warned of grave consequences if …
The human cost is accumulating with the withdrawal of US and British troops The fears held by many Afghans since Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all US troops by September have been not only realised but surpassed. Many anticipated steady gains b…
U-turn over those who worked for British media follows outcry from newspapers and broadcastersThe foreign secretary has agreed to consider allowing Afghan journalists who worked for the British to flee to the UK if their lives are endangered by the res…
British foreign secretary says Beijing will be held to account if it does not stop ‘systematic cyber sabotage’Britain has joined with the US and other allies in formally accusing Chinese state-based hacking groups of being behind the exploitation of an…
Dominic Raab due to hold talks with Prak Sokhonn as part of efforts to expand diplomatic and trade ties in south-east AsiaHuman rights groups have called on the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, to intervene over the detention of three young env…
Children in overcrowded Cox’s Bazar settlement likely to suffer most from reduced humanitarian spending, say campaignersThe government has been accused of abandoning Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after cutting aid to the humanitarian response by more…
Dominic Raab and Antony Blinken call for defence of open societies and rules-based orderAntony Blinken, the US secretary of state, and the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, have called for a revitalised and broadened alliance of G7 nations determined…
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…
State TV says Kyaw Zwar Minn is being recalled for releasing an unauthorised statementMyanmar’s military regime has recalled the country’s ambassador to the UK after he declared his opposition to last month’s coup and issued a statement demanding the r…
Nearly 140 parliamentarians warn trumped-up charges could result in death penalty for Jagtar Singh JohalNearly 140 MPs and peers have written to Dominic Raab urging him to do more to secure the release of a young Sikh man facing the death penalty in In…
John Morrison and Sam Watson on Dominic Raab’s commitment to fine businesses over modern-day slavery in supply chainsThe commitment made by Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, to strengthen businesses’ supply chain requirements under the Modern Slaver…