Ex-Foreign Office adviser says aid cuts are ‘dreadful moral choice’ Stefan Dercon says aid budget is increasingly being tapped into to ‘plug holes’ in other Whitehall departments The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Tourists stranded at Machu Picchu amid Peru protests At least one operator has cancelled all trips to Peru until 7 January The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Senior Tory accuses Government of ‘being opaque’ over Chinese consulate attack Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Government’s ‘firm diplomacy and our actions demonstrate the seriousness with which we took this incident’. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Is it safe to travel to Peru amid the anti-government protests? Official guidance covers where the protests are happening and how travel plans are being affected The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Labour seeks answers over disgraced MP’s role in Anne Sacoolas case Harry Dunn’s family want to know if Chris Pincher was distracted by misconduct claims at time of immunity row The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Bali officials say tourists won't be charged under new controversial sex ban Indonesian officials have said that tourists will not be charged under the new laws that ban extra-marital sex - despite the revision including foreign visitors Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Portugal travel warning as Foreign Office changes guidance Anyone planning to visit Portugal is urged to be vigilant and stay safe Liverpool Echo · Dec 13, 2022
Generators ‘as important as armour’ to Ukraine surviving winter, says Zelenskiy Ukraine president calls for more infrastructure aid to counter Putin’s ‘blackout and energy terror’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
James Cleverly scales back plan for Global Britain’s network of liberty Foreign secretary suggests UK will seek long partnerships with fewer countries, some of whom will not share its values The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Britain’s new tough talk is a sham. Why would dictators ‘fear’ ministers who befriend them? James Cleverly squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, says Dan Dolan of Reprieve The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
France travel warning issued from UK Foreign Office Travellers have been warned to plan for potential disruption to their journey Liverpool Echo · Dec 12, 2022
US government ‘kicked Harry Dunn’s family in stomach’ after teenager killed Washington condemned for shielding Anne Sacoolas from UK courts, forcing family to fight for three years The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Harry Dunn case: Immunity loophole ‘never intended’ for use as it was for Anne Sacoolas, says ex-minister Sir Tony Baldry signed off on the agreement during his time as a junior minister in the Foreign Office Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
Immunity loophole ‘never intended’ to be used for Anne Sacoolas – ex-minister Sir Tony Baldry signed off on the agreement during his time as a junior minister in the Foreign Office. The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Key events following the death of Harry Dunn Anne Sacoolas avoided jail at the Old Bailey on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Harry Dunn: Key events following killing of teenager by driver Anne Sacoolas on wrong side of road Anne Sacoolas pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Foreign Office making ‘draconian’ cuts to overseas aid, says Andrew Mitchell Development minister says Ukrainian refugees have affected costs while UK ‘no longer a development superpower’
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 UK has lost its status as ‘development superpower’, Andrew Mitchell says The new development minister said structural changes in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are needed to restore the UK’s reputation.
Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2022 UK refusal to sanction Bangladesh ‘death squad’ revealed Despite receiving evidence of the RAB’s alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings, the UK did not impose sanctions.
Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022 'Barbaric' Foreign Office ignores plea to evacuate Brit who had stroke in Syria camp An unnamed British woman in her 40s who is both paralysed and epileptic is languishing in a camp in northeast Syria due to the "barbaric" inaction of the British government
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022 Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022 UK imposes fresh round of sanctions on Russian officials Foreign Office targets 22 officials, including Denis Manturov, Russia’s deputy prime minister responsible for troop supplies
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Conservative MP raises ban on conversion therapy with equalities minister Peter Gibson (Darlington) told the Commons ‘we are still to see any draft legislation’, despite the ban appearing in ‘multiple Queen’s speeches’.
Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022 Top wildlife expert blasts 'stupid' trophy hunters as imports ban gathers pace The world's leading chimpanzee expert, Dame Jane Goodall, hit out at hunters who travel the world to shoot animals and bring their body parts back to Britain to mount on their walls and show off to their friends
Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022 Chinese ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over arrest of BBC journalist A BBC journalist was beaten and kicked while filming protests against Chinese government's coronavirus measures in Shanghai.