The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Mitchell

UK government unlikely to support climate levy on airline tickets, says minister

Charges would add to fund for at-risk nations but Andrew Mitchell believes colleagues would not back them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Row brews between Home Office and Foreign Office on eve of UN refugee summit

Furore over the controversial Rwanda scheme labelled far from ‘helpful’ as Britain seeks to fulfil role in the international forum

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023

Israel-Gaza conflict: Three-year-old twins released by Hamas as ceasefire enters fifth day

Qatar says it is hopeful a 'more sustainable pause' in the war can be achieved

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

UK rows back on ex-PM’s claim Israel is outside remit of international criminal court

Government appears to withdraw from past assertion by Boris Johnson amid shift to more pointed criticism of Israeli campaign in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

Medics ‘dig mass grave’ at Gaza’s largest hospital – where hundreds are trapped inside by intense fighting

Health officials in the Hamas-run territory says bodies need to be buried as they can’t be moved – while lives of dozens of babies are in the balance as fuel runs out for incubators

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

‘Now, where was I?’ Lord Big Dave dusts off old contacts book to return to top table

David Cameron plays catchup with foreign affairs, old and new colleagues … and his place setting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

UK considering using air and sea routes to bring aid to Gaza, says minister

Andrew Mitchell told the Commons the Government was considering its options for transporting aid into the wartorn Palestinian territory.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

Anger over 'absurdity' of David Cameron's Lords role as Gaza crisis worsens

THE UK Government has been criticised for the “absurdity” of not being able to scrutinise the Foreign Secretary in the Commons chamber ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 14, 2023

‘He still has his political mojo’: David Cameron comes back from his shed

Allies say former PM was desperate to return to government, having failed to find a role that fulfilled him outside politics

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Tory and Labour backbenchers call for ceasefire to ‘end the bloodshed’ in Gaza

Zarah Sultana, the Labour MP for Coventry South, urged ministers to ‘finally do what is right and demand an immediate ceasefire to end the bloodshed’.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023