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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

03 Jul Foreign affairs

Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.

10 Jul Foreign affairs

The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?

10 Jul Foreign affairs

UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal

08 Jul Foreign affairs

Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration

29 Jun Defence

Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence

24 Jun Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard As Israel Ceasefire Wobbles

23 Jun Foreign affairs

Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law

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10 Jul Brexit

The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains

10 Jul Culture

Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together

07 Jul Foreign affairs

To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links

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Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge

08 Jul Political parties

UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space

13 Jul Defence

Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary

10 Jul Communities

"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

12 Jul Health

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Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka

09 Jul Social affairs

Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul Communities

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19 May Brexit

Dominic Raab's Pret Special

He doesn't have the same lunch every day. Really.

08 May Foreign affairs

Trade Envoys: Cheap, Effective Diplomacy Or Patronage-Fuelled Freebie Fest?

A neat way of getting freebies while ducking transparency around interests, or an inexpensive scheme for bringing highly valued growth and business to the UK? Sienna Rodgers takes a look at trade envoys

23 Apr Defence

Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine

From shortly after the invasion to today, British parliamentarians have been visiting Ukraine to learn and, where possible, to support. We asked a selection to share their most abiding memories

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23 Apr 2020 Foreign affairs

Save the Children's response to IDC Rohingya inquiry

Save the Children responds to the statement released today by the International Development Committee (IDC) on its inquiry into the Rohingya crisis.

23 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Yemen ‘ceasefire’ ends: “Warring parties could not even lay down their weapons for two weeks”

Since the ceasefire was declared on April 9th, at least 38 civilians have been killed or maimed, including five children who were killed and six who were wounded. In 29 cases, houses were hit.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Former Tory Cabinet minister David Lidington calls for Brexit transition to be extended amid coronavirus crisis

The UK should extend the Brexit transition period so the Government can focus all of its efforts on fighting the coronavirus, according to Theresa May’s former deputy.

22 Apr 2020 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.

21 Apr 2020 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.

20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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.

20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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.

20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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

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16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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

15 Apr 2020 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.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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.

15 Apr 2020 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.

14 Apr 2020 Health

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.

13 Apr 2020 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.

12 Apr 2020 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.

07 Apr 2020 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.

06 Apr 2020 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.

06 Apr 2020 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.

05 Apr 2020 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.

02 Apr 2020 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.

01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

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.

31 Mar 2020 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.

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