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Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
Lord Ricketts, the UK's former national security advisor, believes there is not enough institutional knowledge in Whitehall to support Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pursuit of a more "pragmatic" relationship with China.
Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will 'Follow The Money' On Net Zero
Energy
Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will "Follow The Money" On Net Zero
UK Faces 'Huge, Huge Problem' If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities
Defence
UK Faces "Huge, Huge Problem" If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities
Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Economy
Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Kemi Badenoch Accuses Keir Starmer Of A 'Student Politics' Approach To Donald Trump
Foreign affairs
Kemi Badenoch Accuses Keir Starmer Of A "Student Politics" Approach To Donald Trump
Keir Starmer Congratulates Donald Trump On 'Historic Victory'
Foreign affairs
Keir Starmer Congratulates Donald Trump On "Historic Victory"
Trump Win Could Force UK Into “Temporary Realignment”, Says Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
Foreign affairs
Trump Win Could Force UK Into “Temporary Realignment”, Says Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
The House Live
How football riches could ease the suffering of Ukraine
Foreign affairs
By Joe Powell
How football riches could ease the suffering of Ukraine
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
Foreign affairs
By Mark White, HW Brands, Iwan Morgan and Anthony Eames
Morning again: marking 40 years since Reagan's re-election
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
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Political parties
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain Partner content
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain
By Nuclear Industry Association
Environment
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New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'
New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised
DNC diary: '50,000 people all on the same side! But where was the fear of losing?'
Foreign affairs
By Chi Onwurah MP
DNC diary: '50,000 people all on the same side! But where was the fear of losing?'
My biggest mistake was landing in Chicago at the same time as President Biden. Half an hour earlier and all would have been fine, the extraordinarily polite and helpful US diplomatic security men at O'Hare airport told me, but the President’s detail would shut the city down. 
Solidarity with Ukrainian miners on the frontline of democracy in Europe
Foreign affairs
By Mick Antoniw
Solidarity with Ukrainian miners on the frontline of democracy in Europe
Two years ago, I was in Kyiv with politicians and trade union leaders.
Foreign Affairs news
Foreign Office boss U-turns and says he was wrong to claim ministers made ‘political decision’ not to join EU ventilator scheme
Coronavirus
Foreign Office boss U-turns and says he was wrong to claim ministers made ‘political decision’ not to join EU ventilator scheme
The Foreign Office’s top civil servant has retracted his claim that it was a “political decision” by ministers not to take part in an EU scheme to buy medical equipment to fight coronavirus.
Boris Johnson to hold talks with Donald Trump as he edges closer to returning to work full-time
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson to hold talks with Donald Trump as he edges closer to returning to work full-time
Boris Johnson is set to hold talks with Donald Trump today as he edges closer to a return to full-time work following his hospitalisation with coronavirus.
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
First case of Covid-19 in North East Syria: dire conditions prompt outbreak fears for thousands of children
Families in North-East Syria have already lived through unimaginable horrors – we must act now to give them the best chance of combatting coronavirus.
The UK must stop coronavirus being weaponised to violate human rights in Hong Kong
Coronavirus
By Andrew Rosindell MP
The UK must stop coronavirus being weaponised to violate human rights in Hong Kong
I have tabled a motion calling for Magnitsky-style sanctions against China, enabling the UK to target individuals who authorise and commit abuses of human rights overseas, showing China their actions will no longer go unchallenged.
Coronavirus: A vacuum of global leadership
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
Coronavirus: A vacuum of global leadership
International cooperation has been found wanting in a time of global pandemic. With the United States retreating from its leadership role, and countries gripped by domestic health concerns, who can take control? Sebastian Whale reports
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Covid-19: Access to full mobile data and telecommunications in Myanmar and Bangladesh is essential to save lives
Coronavirus affects us all, and every measure to protect all vulnerable communities must be employed to end this pandemic and ensure that no person is left behind.
The world must work together: Save the Children UK responds to DFID’s coronavirus announcement Partner content
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
The world must work together: Save the Children UK responds to DFID’s coronavirus announcement
Governments around the world are grappling with how best to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Beyond the immediate health crisis, COVID-19 is hurting economic growth and driving vulnerable people into poverty and insecurity.
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Coronavirus
By Lord McConnell and Theo Clarke MP
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Covid-19 is a global crisis, the case for global cooperation and coordination in both a response and exit strategy has never been stronger
Brexit negotiations to press ahead despite coronavirus shutdown, UK and EU confirm
Coronavirus
Brexit negotiations to press ahead despite coronavirus shutdown, UK and EU confirm
Talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union are to continue despite the global coronavirus pandemic, both sides have announced.
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
First case of COVID-19 reported by authorities in Yemen: "This is the moment we all feared"
Today, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Yemen. This is a moment we all feared, and were hoping to avoid, because Yemen is critically under-equipped to face this virus.
Tory grandee Lord Hague says coronavirus crisis shows China can’t be relied on
Coronavirus
Tory grandee Lord Hague says coronavirus crisis shows China can’t be relied on
Britain cannot stay “strategically dependent” on China in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, according to Conservative grandee William Hague.
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
Health
By Darren Jones MP
Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s groundbreaking e-handbook for legislators is seeking to tackle the scourge of modern slavery. All of us, within Parliament and without, can do more to raise awareness of modern slavery.
Dominic Raab urged to ‘get a grip’ as Brits still stranded abroad amid coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab urged to ‘get a grip’ as Brits still stranded abroad amid coronavirus crisis
The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is being told by Labour to “urgently intervene” and help UK citizens still stranded abroad during the coronavirus crisis to get back home.
Coronavirus: Labour’s Lisa Nandy says UK needs ‘interim Foreign Secretary’ while Dominic Raab stands in for Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Labour’s Lisa Nandy says UK needs ‘interim Foreign Secretary’ while Dominic Raab stands in for Boris Johnson
The Government should appoint an “interim” Foreign Secretary to fill in for Dominic Raab while he leads the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, Labour’s Lisa Nandy has said.
Donald Trump praises ‘fantastic’ Boris Johnson as world leaders send best wishes to PM in intensive care
Coronavirus
Donald Trump praises ‘fantastic’ Boris Johnson as world leaders send best wishes to PM in intensive care
Donald Trump has wished his “really good friend” Boris Johnson a speedy recovery after the Prime Minister was admitted to intensive care with worsening coronavirus symptoms.
Downing Street condemns Russian 'disinformation' after reports Boris Johnson is on a ventilator for coronavirus
Coronavirus
Downing Street condemns Russian 'disinformation' after reports Boris Johnson is on a ventilator for coronavirus
Number 10 has hit out at Russian “disinformation” after a Moscow-backed news agency claimed Boris Johnson has been placed on a ventilator as he recovers from coronavirus.
Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs
Coronavirus
Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs
Chinese “disinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic has “already cost lives”, an influential group of MPs has warned.
PM and Dominic Raab warn against ‘damaging protectionism’ amid Donald Trump's face mask row
Coronavirus
PM and Dominic Raab warn against ‘damaging protectionism’ amid Donald Trump's face mask row
The Foreign Secretary said countries risked “compounding the harm of COVID-19” with protectionism after the US was accused of intercepting face mask shipments.
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
The COP26 climate talks have been postponed until 2021 amid the “unprecedented global challenge” of the coronavirus outbreak, ministers have announced.
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
More than 15 million children and their families in Yemen, Syria and Gaza set to face COVID-19 with fewer than 1,700 ventilators and beds
Save the Children calls for an easing of restrictions on aid for hard to reach areas.
Emily Thornberry: Government’s ‘vague promises’ on repatriation flights ‘not good enough’
Coronavirus
Emily Thornberry: Government’s ‘vague promises’ on repatriation flights ‘not good enough’
The Government’s “vague promises” to repatriate Brits stranded amid the global coronavirus epidemic are “not good enough”, Labour’s Emily Thornberry has said.
Coronavirus: Government to charter flights in bid to bring thousands of stranded Brits home
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Government to charter flights in bid to bring thousands of stranded Brits home
Ministers are to spend up to £75 million chartering flights in an attempts to bring home thousands of UK citizens left stranded overseas because of the coronavirus.
In an era of hybrid warfare, departments must work together to protect Britain
Defence
By Alicia Kearns MP
In an era of hybrid warfare, departments must work together to protect Britain
The Integrated Review demands innovation and forward thinking – and it must focus on keeping our people safe.
Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith urges No10 to 'rethink' China ties in wake of coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith urges No10 to 'rethink' China ties in wake of coronavirus crisis
Conservative grandee Sir Iain Duncan Smith has urged Boris Johnson to "rethink" Britain's relationship with China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference