MPs pile pressure on Labour to oppose Saudi bid to join UN’s Human Rights Council Exclusive: Labour under pressure to take a stand against human rights abuses The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024
Calls for special envoy to help release Britons held for years without fair trial The families of Britons imprisoned abroad accuse the Foreign Office of caring more about ‘not upsetting’ relations with key trade partners than calling for the release of their loved ones. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024
‘Leave now’, Foreign Office urges Britons in Lebanon British government says it has been securing extra flights as it asks UK nationals to register their presence The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
UK Urges British Nationals In Lebanon To Leave Immediately UK Foreign Office urges British nationals in Lebanon to depart due to escalating tensions. Stay informed and follow guidance for safety. Top News · Sep 27, 2024
Why do airlines invent passport rules – and what to do if you’re wrongly denied boarding a flight? There have been a number of cases of airlines wrongly turning passengers away – costing them thousands The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
British Airways passport refusal after ignoring UK government advice costs Florida holidaymakers thousands Exclusive: Ground staff working for BA refused to accept evidence from the UK Foreign Office and the airline’s own call centre that Kathleen Matheson’s passport was valid The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Germany taunts Trump in scathing fact-check of his energy claims during debate: ‘We also don’t eat cats and dogs’ German Foreign Office takes a swipe at the former president raising a debunked claim that Haitian immigrants were eating pets The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
David Cameron sat on advice that there was breach of law in Gaza, officials say The former foreign secretary is said to have been advised on the risk of UK complicity The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Attorney general intervenes in Foreign Office review of weapons sales to Israel Exclusive: Richard Hermer says officials need to be certain that weapons are not being used to breach international humanitarian law The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
UK ministers 'may be held liable for Israeli war crimes', legal opinion concludes THERE is a “real prospect” that UK Government ministers and officials may be held liable under international law for crimes committed by Israel,… The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2024
British diplomat resigns saying UK may be complicit in war crimes over arms sales to Israel Foreign Office official resigns saying Israel has not done enough to safeguard civilian life in Gaza The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2024
Foreign Office official quits over UK refusal to ban arms exports to Israel Mark Smith says evidence of Gaza war crimes is clear, but that his complaints were brushed aside The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024
Watch live: Angela Rayner sets out Labour housebuilding plans Watch live as Angela Rayner sets out the Labour government’s plans for housebuilding in the UK on Tuesday, 30 July. The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to Foreign Office in London Demonstration organised by Workers for a Free Palestine demands government shifts policy on Israel’s war in Gaza The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024 Alan Duncan attacks Tory party after being cleared over antisemitism claims Former minister exonerated after ‘political decision’ led to investigation despite there being no formal complaint
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024 David Lammy must signal how the UK will reconnect with the world Reset with Europe is priority for man who is on course to be foreign secretary, amid two wars and crisis in France
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Is tourism bouncing back to ‘no go’ Venezuela? Exclusive: While UK Foreign Office warns against travel to the troubled South American nation, package holidaymakers from Europe are flocking there
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Bahrain human rights activist granted British citizenship after three year delay Foreign Office accused of allowing relationship with Bahraini government to impact citizenship decision
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024 Foreign Office accused of blocking British citizenship for prominent Bahrain human rights activist Exclusive: Emails shared with The Independent show the Home Office pushing for a decision over Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, who has been waiting more than three years
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024 Foreign Office ‘quiet diplomacy’ futile in overseas arrest cases, says expert Academic tortured in UAE tells families of Britons arrested in controversial circumstances abroad to go public promptly
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 For Labour, the Gaza crisis is a foreign policy tightrope in waiting Starmer’s belief in international law and the rise of Labour Friends of Israel offer clues to potential stance on Palestinian statehood
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024 Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024 Rishi Sunak rejects claim he plans to move to California if he loses election – as it happened Prime minister dismisses speculation after Tory peer Zac Goldsmith became latest to hint at planned relocation
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024 David Cameron says UK will not withhold arms sales to Israel Foreign secretary says British weapons position different to US, but UK does not support Rafah invasion without civilian protection plan
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024 David Cameron backed Israel arms sales two days after death of UK aid workers Decision appears to be based on official assessment of Israel’s compliance with humanitarian law that did not cover recent events