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 26, 2024
UK issues urgent health warning after potentially lethal meningococcal disease detected Infection found in three Hajj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia The Independent UK · Jun 26, 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 Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
David Cameron falls victim to hoax call from ‘former Ukraine president’ Foreign secretary had brief video call with person claiming to be Petro Poroshenko, says Foreign Office The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
Foreign Secretary David Cameron targeted in hoax video call with 'fake' former Ukrainian president Lord Cameron became suspicious after exchanging text messages and ‘brief’ video call with someone purporting to be former President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024
OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: Rachel Reeves plots to add new council tax bands... plus an income tax cut You’ll tax this. Well you’ll tax that. But you’ve got a secret tax bombshell. Well you’ve already taxed the pants off everything, and you’re dirty stinking liars to boot. Evening Standard · Jun 7, 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 · Jun 2, 2024
David Cameron vetoes fishing agreement between Scotland and Ireland FOREIGN Secretary David Cameron has vetoed an agreement between Scotland and Ireland to allow Irish fishermen access to the rich fishing grounds… The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2024
Zarah Sultana: the Labour MP taking on the Tories, and her own party, over Gaza Coventry MP, whose antipathy for David Cameron sparked her interest in politics, has largest TikTok following in parliament The Guardian - UK · May 19, 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 The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
Rishi Sunak under fire for government’s record low in freedom of information Government allowed information to be released fully for only 34% of requests in 2023 The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024
Ravaged by austerity, chastened by Brexit: how can Britain have influence abroad when it’s broken at home? Our shabby domestic reality is a far cry from the imperial grandeur of the Foreign Office. Politicians must recognise this, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Is it safe to travel to Dubai? Airport flooded by over one year's worth of rain The state-run WAM news agency calls the rain ‘a historic weather event’ that surpasses ‘anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949’ Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024
Let’s stop talking about ‘great’ Britain – and rebrand ourselves as a different sort of country Any plans for ‘national renewal’ must focus on freeing the UK from its vice of wallowing in guilt or glory, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2024 Lord Cameron in surprise US talks with Donald Trump amid push to free up billions for Ukraine Foreign Secretary was en route to Washington also to discuss Israel’s war against Hamas
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 Even its old boys are turning on the stuffy Foreign Office. They’re right to do so This seat of Britain’s global power is elitist and stuck in the past. It needs to take into account the UK’s new, reduced status, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024 Post-Brexit new-look Foreign Office should ditch 'colonial-era pictures on the walls' Brexit offers chance to look anew at UK foreign policy, Lord Sedwill and other experts say
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 Foreign Office is ‘elitist and rooted in the past’, says new report Department ‘all too often operates like a giant private office for the foreign secretary’, paper claims
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024 David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort Move to join US-led maritime corridor follows international fury at last week’s killing of seven aid workers
WEKU · Apr 4, 2024 Why a majority of Britons want the U.K. to halt arms exports to Israel Countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Spain say they're suspending arms sales to Israel. After an Israeli strike killed British World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, will the U.K. too?
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024 UK’s arms export procedures give Israel benefit of the doubt Government faces judicial review over its assessments of whether Israel is breaking international law in Gaza
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024 German lager was once my downfall. My advice to Brits going to Euro 2024 – don’t do as I once did The Foreign Office has warned football fans that the beer may be stronger than they think. I say focus on quality, not quantity, says food and drink journalist Pete Brown
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024 Israel alone? Allies’ fears grow over conduct – and legality – of war in Gaza When the US allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN, the warning was clear – and concern is rising elsewhere
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2024 OPINION - Long hours, fancy clothes and no annoying constituents: is David Cameron doing a good job as foreign secretary? His wife says he is working harder than ever, but what is the foreign secretary after, other than a nice final section on his Wikipedia page? And will he ever be forgiven for Brexit?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024 Foreign Office merger has diminished UK’s aid capability, finds watchdog National Audit Office says merging DfID with Foreign Office has led to loss of dedicated senior roles