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A New Year’s resolution to which we can all aspire in 2019 is peace in Yemen, but what needs to occur to make that happen? Keith Vaz MP explains.
Jeremy Hunt has become the first Cabinet minister to admit that Bashar al-Assad will remain in power in Syria despite UK efforts to remove him from office.
The Foreign Office has come under fire from MPs and campaigners after it was revealed that forced marriage victims are being made to pay for their repatriation.
Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UK has said a post-Brexit transatlantic trade deal may not be “possible” under Theresa May’s deal.
The escalating number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel has become a “major incident”, the Home Secretary has declared.
Thousands of small businesses could be forced to charge VAT during the Brexit transition period, an influential group of MPs has warned.
MPs should be given veto powers on all post-Brexit trade deals, a powerful Commons committee has suggested.
Gavin Williamson has voiced security fears about allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei to be involved in the development of the UK's 5G mobile network.
Leaving the European Union without a deal is “not an option” given the threat it would pose to Britain’s security, a minister has warned.
Our understanding of South Sudan is greatly enhanced by the expertise of civil society, academic institutions, the civil service and the private sector. They help parliamentarians keep alive the critical issue of peace in the country, writes the Earl of Sandwich
Theresa May is facing a fresh rift with Donald Trump after the UK government flatly rejected his claim that the so-called Islamic State has been defeated in Syria.
Furious campaigners have lashed out after it emerged a foreign embassy employee was accused of two rapes in the UK but escaped prosecution due to arcane diplomatic laws.
British Government Ministers must do more to challenge Bangladesh’s behaviour as we approach their December general election, says Rupa Huq MP.
Ministers approved the sale of more than £2.5million-worth of snooping equipment to Saudi Arabia in the past year despite concerns over its human rights record, PoliticsHome can reveal.
A new ranking by WaterAid of developing countries shows where millions of people are already losing their right to water, increasing their vulnerability to the impact of climate change.
UK aid prevents suffering and creates a healthier, safer and more stable world is in everyone’s interests.
The US ambassador to the UK has moved to play down Donald Trump’s claim that Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could end hopes of a trade deal with the US.
Donald Trump has warned Theresa May that her Brexit deal could make it difficult for the UK to trade with America after it quits the EU.
Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the “bittersweet” pardoning of British academic Matthew Hedges.
Richard Graham reports on a recent all-party mission to China intent on forging a brighter future with one of the world’s great new powers
Rushanara Ali and Anne Main call on the government as a matter of urgency to help halt Bangladesh’s plans to forcibly repatriate Rohingya refugees back to Burma
Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has said that Britain would be better off staying in the EU than leaving on the terms of Theresa May’s plan.
Britain is to spend £50 million to help tackle female genital mutilation in Africa.
At first glance, Penny Mordaunt and Richard Curtis seem an unlikely double act. But, through the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the duo have found common ground. With a $2.5trn annual funding shortfall to make up, do they have a plan to ensure the objectives are met by 2030? Sebastian Whale sits down with the Cabinet minister and the film director in parliament