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Downing Street today rebuked Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt over her rumoured plan to pull Britain out of global cultural body Unesco.
Penny Mordaunt wants to pull Britain out of global cultural body Unesco - triggering alarm among top Tories including Theresa May, it has been reported.
Britain could be open to a “different relationship” with Russia after years of tension, Theresa May will say today.
Jeremy Hunt is set to confront the Saudi leadership over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
This government’s approach to the conflict in Yemen is putting our country to shame. It’s time to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and establish a more ethical foreign policy, writes Fabian Hamilton
Donald Trump has been criticised by senior Tory MPs, including a defence minister, for cancelling a visit to a cemetery for American soldiers killed in the First World War because it was raining.
WaterAid has welcomed the launch today of the Nigerian Federal Government’s emergency response to its water and sanitation crisis, the first phase of a National Action Plan addressing its state of emergency.
General Sir Nick Carter’s military career has included service in the most high-profile conflicts the UK has engaged in over the past 40 years. Now Chief of the Defence Staff, the Sandhurst graduate wants to ensure Britain is prepared for new 21st Century threats. He talks to Sebastian Whale
Diana Johnson was part of a Westminster delegation to observe the US midterm elections. The Labour MP writes about her experience and what she learned about democracy across the pond
A post-Brexit trade deal with the US will lead to a “huge decline” in food safety in Britain, a former environment minister has warned.
Boris Johnson has come under fire after it emerged he enjoyed an all-expenses paid junket to Saudi Arabia worth £14,000 just days before journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
As Philip Hammond joked, the only part of the UK budget not ‘leaked’ yesterday was a move to eliminate business taxation rates on owners of public toilets, says Tim Wainwright, Chief Executive, WaterAid.
Theresa May has “strongly urged” the king of Saudi Arabia to cooperate with a Turkish investigation in to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Jeremy Hunt has branded the Saudi government’s explanation for Jamal Khashoggi's death as not “credible”, as he warned Britain was prepared to step up action against the regime.
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has bowed to pressure to skip a major Saudi business conference following the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khasoggi.
Penny Mordaunt is gearing up to announce a global crackdown on sexual predators working in charities.
Liam Fox may join the UK’s international allies in boycotting a major conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UK ministers are being “outdone by Donald Trump” on standing up to Saudia Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Labour’s Emily Thornberry has said.
A major human rights group has demanded answers from ministers over a pledge to help the government of Dubai sharpen its public relations skills.
Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool writes that the UK and its European allies should give a fair hearing to any appeal that the US government makes for multilateral participation in a strategy of economic and diplomatic pressures on Tehran, despite pervasive foreign and domestic threats stemming from the heart of the Iranian regime.
Penny Mordaunt was left red-faced today after it emerged the Government investment arm she argued could save the taxpayer "millions" of pounds on the aid budget made a loss last year.
Hillary Clinton has blasted the Conservative party over its support for Hungary’s far-right government in the European Parliament.
Penny Mordaunt is set to slash the UK's aid budget by billions by including private investors in overseas projects.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt spoke at Save the Children’s annual Conservative Party conference reception.