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Fact check: Guidance said ‘conditional appointments’ can be made before vetting

Lord Peter Mandelson required developed vetting for his role as British ambassador to the US.

Evening Standard

Rep. Michael McCaul, foreign policy hawk in an increasingly isolationist GOP, recounts 20 years in Congress

The longtime Austin Republican, who is retiring at the end of his term, said he is concerned about the direction of his party and Congress as a whole.

The Texas Tribune

Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

The Independent UK

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Israel not listening to UK, say MPs, as they urge recognition of Palestine

The UK’s actions over the ongoing conflict and ‘in the years preceding, have often been too little, too late’, the Foreign Affairs Committee has said.

Evening Standard

Growing calls among MPs for UK to recognise the state of Palestine

The Foreign Affairs Committee has called for ‘further sanctions against settlers’

The Independent UK

MPs warn ‘secretive’ approach may have harmed EU ‘reset’ efforts

The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said public backing for closer relations with the EU mean the Government has to be ‘bold in its offer’.

Evening Standard

MPs report witnessing armed intimidation by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Sir Edward Leigh and Uma Kumaran were among those to recount their experiences.

Evening Standard

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Israel risks breaching international law by blocking aid to Gaza, says minister

Catherine West said humanitarian aid ‘should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool’.

Evening Standard

Brian Mast: Pro-Israel hawk set to lead US House foreign policy panel

Rights advocates decry the nomination of the Florida Republican, who has compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian ambassador: UK 'one of few nations' that can bring peace to country

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has insisted Britain is one of “the few nations in the world” which can help bring peace in Palestine as he…

The National (Scotland)

House Republicans Move To Hold Blinken In Contempt

House Republicans clash with Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony, leading to contempt proceedings.

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House passes $95.3B aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan - Roll Call

Six months after President Joe Biden first asked for it, the House passed a tweaked version of his emergency aid package for key U.S. allies.

Roll Call

Prigozhin death may offer opportunities to tackle Wagner Group – Foreign Office

The private military firm, whose former leader was killed in a plane crash over the summer, was proscribed as a terrorist group in September.

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary visits Beijing as MPs call for unclassified China strategy

The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a more structured and comprehensive approach to dealing with China.

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Cleverly: Safety of Britons being held abroad is Government’s ‘top priority’

The Foreign Secretary was replying to complaints about the UK’s handling of situations such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention in Iran.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office not treating hostage-taking seriously, says Richard Ratcliffe

The criticisms comes after the Government’s responded to a Foreign Affairs Committee report critical about its handling of such cases.

The Independent UK

MPs demand to ‘cut through Whitehall bureaucracy’ and get jailed British-Russian dissident home

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a British passport, has been jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court for opposing the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

MPs call for more help for jailed British-Russian dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a British passport, has been jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court for opposing the invasion of Ukraine.

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Omar elevated to No. 2 slot among House Budget Democrats - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was booted off the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this year, won a consolation prize Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Overseas territories should have representation in Parliament, ministers told

The 14 British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are self-governing, but the UK is responsible for defence and foreign policy.

The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by 'firsts'

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the “firsts” that accompanied her arrival in Congress

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