Miliband defends Starmer as Trump heads to Davos amid Greenland tensions The US president is set to address the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. The Independent UK · Jan 21
Trump to address world leaders at Davos as tensions flare over Greenland The US leader’s journey to Switzerland was delayed after an ‘electrical issue’ on board Air Force One. Evening Standard · Jan 21
Putin’s Board of Peace invite ‘concerning’, No 10 says, as Starmer mulls offer The board is part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to bring a sustained end to the conflict in Gaza. Evening Standard · Jan 20
UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jan 20
Trump steps up tariff threat over Greenland as Starmer appeals for calm US President Donald Trump again refused to rule out military options to seize control of the Danish territory. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Starmer tells Trump to back off over threat of Greenland trade war PM pleads for ‘calm’ as furious France and Germany hint at retaliation The Independent UK · Jan 19
Starmer plays down prospect of US invading Greenland and calls for calm The Prime Minister said the dispute over Greenland should be resolved through ‘calm discussion between allies’, not a trade war or military action. Evening Standard · Jan 19
UK sends military officer to Greenland amid ongoing Trump threats Other Nato allies are also stepping up their presence in the region The Independent UK · Jan 15
UK sends officer to Greenland for joint military operation Downing Street said it shared US President Donald Trump’s concerns around security in the region. Evening Standard · Jan 15
How far will Europe go to defend Greenland from Trump? The president’s disregard for international law exposes the continent’s reliance on the US. Leaders have hardened their language in support of Denmark, but the price of confronting him is high The Guardian - UK · Jan 14
Yvette Cooper to tour Arctic as Trump threatens to annex Greenland IN FULL The Independent UK · Jan 14
Britain is ‘stepping up on Arctic security’, Yvette Cooper says amid Trump Greenland threats The US has repeatedly threatened to annex Greenland The Independent UK · Jan 14
France summons Iran envoy over 'unrestrained' protest crackdown France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that he had summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest against what he described as the “unrestrained use of state violence against peaceful demonstrators” in Iran. Similar démarches have been made by several European governments as the death toll rises, while the United States has warned… Radio France Internationale · Jan 13
UK announces ‘full and further sanctions’ amid Iran killings and arrests Sanctions to target finance, energy, transport, software and other significant industries, Yvette Cooper tells MPs The Guardian - UK · Jan 13
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Cooper summons Iranian ambassador and announces new sanctions amid protests She said she had spoken to the Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday.
Euronews · Jan 12 Iran summons ambassadors to demand withdrawal of support for protests as death toll climbs In a bid to reclaim the narrative, the government called for nationwide rallies backing the Islamic republic with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying the turnout was a "warning" to the United States.
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Labour MPs hit out after minister U-turns on Labour pledge to proscribe Iranian Revolutionary Guard Business secretary Peter Kyle said that the UK government has ‘already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can’ despite Yvette Cooper promising that Labour would proscribe the IRGC in opposition
Evening Standard · Jan 11 UK wants ‘peaceful transition’ in Iran as violent crackdown continues Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the UK’s priority was to ‘stem the violence’.
The Independent UK · Jan 10 Trump warns Tehran that US ‘stands ready to help’ Iranian protesters as regime crackdown intensifies US president issued statement after Iran claimed to have arrested 100 ‘armed rioters’
Evening Standard · Jan 10 Cooper praises courage of protesters in Iran in the face of violent crackdown The Foreign Secretary said exercising the right to free speech and assembly ‘should never come with the threat of violence or reprisals’.
The Independent UK · Jan 9 Voices: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan - we must not look away COMMENT: As the conflict in Sudan passes the grim milestone of 1,000 days, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper writes that the same diplomatic energy that helped end the war in Gaza is needed to end the crisis
The Conversation · Jan 6 Is Keir Starmer’s silence on Venezuela a mistake? What history tells us It is unlikely that within the first few days of a great global event – one moreover triggered by its closest ally launching a coup and kidnapping a head of state – a British government has said so little. It took 16 hours for it to say anything at all,…
Evening Standard · Jan 6 'Cowardly, craven approach': Labour infighting erupts as MPs attack ministers over Venezuela response Labour backbenchers have rounded on Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet after their refusals to criticise President Donald Trump for his military intervention in Venezuela
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Why won’t Yvette Cooper criticise Trump over Venezuela? Look no further than Ukraine The foreign secretary faces a tight balancing act between keeping the US involved in peace talks, and trying to maintain international order
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Deep in the vaults: the Bank of England’s £1.4bn Venezuelan gold conundrum Nicolás Maduro’s seizure by US reopens question of who controls country’s reserves held in the UK