Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government Proscription of British direct action group has been fiercely controversial from moment it was proposed last June The Guardian - UK · Feb 13
Palestine Action ban ‘disproportionate’, High Court rules, in blow to Government The High Court ruled the proscription of the group as a terror organisation should be overturned but the ban remains in place pending an appeal. Evening Standard · Feb 13
Starmer to meet European allies at security conference overshadowed by Trump The Munich Security Conference takes place at a time when the US is challenging the international order. Evening Standard · Feb 13
Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban The Independent UK · Feb 12
UK pushing for release of Hong Kong campaigner Jimmy Lai on humanitarian grounds British national Mr Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday under a security law imposed by China. The Independent UK · Feb 9
China-critic & media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong sedition case; Beijing under fire for 'death sentence', draws global condemnation Hong Kong–based pro-democracy media figure Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, more than five years after his arrest in August 2020, sparking global outcry. The Times of India · Feb 9
Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai is raising concerns from foreign governments and rights groups The Independent UK · Feb 9
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years: Yvette Cooper calls for ‘appalling ordeal’ to end The 78-year-old British national has been sentenced under a security law imposed by China. Evening Standard · Feb 9
‘It’s a travesty’: Calls to free frail Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai from jail before it’s too late Exclusive: Pro-democracy media tycoon’s son warns ‘this is not justice, it is political persecution... for speaking truth to power’ as his father waits to learn his fate The Independent UK · Feb 8
UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help Exclusive: Campaigners say proposed cut from £11.9bn over past five years to £9bn over next five years will cost lives and livelihoods The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
UK sanctions paramilitary group leaders over atrocities in Sudan The foreign secretary says the government wants to ‘dismantle the war machine’ The Independent UK · Feb 5
Jimmy Lai’s son says UK government did not do enough to help him on China visit Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing trip The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
World has failed Sudan sexual violence survivors, Yvette Cooper says £20 million in new UK funding will help improve frontline services for victims. Evening Standard · Feb 3
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Yvette Cooper sends message of support to people of Myanmar amid ‘dire’ crisis IN FULL
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Yvette Cooper warns of ‘dire’ crisis in Myanmar, five years on from coup The brutal civil war has led to tens of thousands of deaths since 1 February 2021
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 Britain Refuses To Join Donald Trump's New International Peace Board Over Vladimir Putin Concerns Britain refuses to join Trump's Board of Peace over Putin's inclusion, citing concerns about inviting an aggressor to a peace summit whilst Ukraine remains at war.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22 Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes There’s no shame in not knowing what he’ll say next: neither does he. But that didn’t stop many claiming to make sense of it
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Why are some countries – including UK – reluctant to join Trump’s Gaza board of peace? At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said that once the group is formed ‘we can do pretty much whatever we want to do’, days after his threats to Greenland
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22 UK not ready to sign up to Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’, says Yvette Cooper Foreign secretary says Britain supports president’s Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of Putin
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22 Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened PM declines to say whether he supports Burnham standing as Gwynne steps down
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Starmer snubs Trump’s signing ceremony for Gaza board of peace over Putin involvement Trump insists war in Gaza ‘is really coming to an end’ despite ‘little fires that we'll put out’
The Independent UK · Jan 22 UK will not join Board of Peace signing amid concerns over Putin Britain will not sign Donald Trump’s Board of Peace treaty on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed. The UK strongly supports the US president’s 20-point Middle East peace plan, which is being spotlighted at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Yvette Cooper stated that the UK will not be a…
Evening Standard · Jan 22 Britain snubs Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza signing ceremony over Putin invite Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were concerns about potential Russian involvement given Putin’s war in Ukraine
The Independent UK · Jan 22 UK avoids signing up to Board of Peace amid concerns over Russia Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were concerns about potential Russian involvement.