HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

‘Rude, arrogant and entitled’: MPs line up to condemn disgraced Andrew

The speaker let it be known there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber. So MPs had a go

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

MP suggests Epstein may have influenced Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Shadow minister Alex Burghart said ‘it is possible to identify the hand of Epstein in Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment’

The Independent UK · Feb 24

'Rude, arrogant and entitled': Minister's extraordinary attack on shamed royal Andrew as MPs agree to release trade envoy files

Ministers have agreed to release files relating to the appointment of Andrew to the trade envoy position, which he held between 2001 and 2011

Evening Standard · Feb 24

UK trade policy: time to stop the secret deals and get systematic

Liam Byrne is echoing Robin Cook’s ethical trade policy, warning the UK needs deals more open to scrutiny ti prevent future issues

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7

UK-China latest: Starmer brushes off Trump criticism of his ‘dangerous’ efforts to woo Beijing

PM met Chinese president on Thursday as he made case for ‘more sophisticated’ relationship between two nations

The Independent UK · Jan 30

UK Government expects to decide ‘soon’ on Chinese wind turbine factory plan

Ming Yang last year announced plans to build a factory near Inverness.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Foreign Office was victim of cyber attack – and we don’t know who did it, minister admits

It comes amid fears thousands of confidential documents and data had been stolen in a breach two months ago

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

UK politics: ‘Not clear’ who was behind FCDO hack, says minister, amid reports of China link – as it happened

Chris Bryant confirms October cyber-attack as the Sun names Storm 1849, a Chinese hacker group, as being responsible

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Foreign Office was hacked, admits minister amid claims it was cyber attack by China

Tens of thousands of confidential documents and data were accessed in the hack, it is claimed

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

Ministers ‘pretty confident’ visa details not compromised in Foreign Office hack

Business minister Sir Chris Bryant refused to say whether a Chinese-linked group was responsible for the cyber attack.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025