David Lammy claims he's shrugged off 'impostor syndrome' DAVID Lammy has revealed that someone in the UK thinks he is doing a good job as Foreign Secretary – him. The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2025
'Spineless': Quarter of Keir Starmer's Cabinet blasted Donald Trump's last UK trip A QUARTER of Keir Starmer’s “spineless” Cabinet slammed Donald Trump’s first state visit to the UK. The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2025
Wong calls withholding aid from civilians ‘morally’ wrong – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025
Australia-UK treaty unlikely to sink subs deal with US Commentators are being urged against over-analysing the timing of a 50-year arrangement between Australia and the UK, as the US reviews a major submarines deal. AAP · Jul 26, 2025
Starmer says plan to airdrop Gaza aid and evacuate ill children will go ahead Leaders of UK, France and Germany call for lifting of aid restrictions and immediate ceasefire after holding talks The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2025
UK and Australia sign Aukus treaty to build nuclear submarines as Lammy downplays US doubts Deal covers the design, build and operation of SSN-Aukus nuclear submarines but comes under shadow of US review of security pact The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025
UK, US blast Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas Hong Kong’s national security police announces arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists mostly living in UK. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2025
Australia, UK deepen subs commitment despite US review Australia and the UK have strengthened ties around the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact despite the US undertaking a review of its involvement. AAP · Jul 25, 2025
UK and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty as US reviews AUKUS treaty The three-way alliance was announced in 2021 to contend with growing Chinese military might in the Asia-Pacific region. Euronews · Jul 25, 2025
Britain and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty Britain and Australia have announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
UN says one in five children in Gaza now malnourished UN says more than 100 people have died of hunger as Palestinians described as ‘walking corpses’ The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Australia and UK to sign 50-year defence treaty despite US wavering on Aukus submarine deal While details of the treaty are yet to be announced, it’s expected to cover cooperation in shipbuilding and other areas The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2025
Lammy and Healey to sign bilateral Aukus deal during trip to Australia The ministers have both hailed the importance of the defence partnership. Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
Labor MP says Australia should move to recognise Palestinian statehood – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025 Gaza is starving – how Israel’s allies can go beyond words and take meaningful action In the past two months, more than 1,000 people seeking food have been killed, according to the UN Human Rights Office. While the figure has been disputed by Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which was set up to distribute aid, 28 nations this week condemned the “horrifying” killing of…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 ‘People said it would never be done’: UK and India trade agreement defies expectations For Britain, this is a much-needed post-Brexit boost, and for India it shows decades of protectionism are in the past
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 ‘This is not action’: MPs respond to David Lammy’s condemnation of Israel Keir Starmer’s government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in Gaza
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Sir Sadiq Khan calls on ministers to immediately recognise Palestinian statehood It comes as the Archbishop of York labelled the situation in Gaza ‘a stain on the conscience of the international community’.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 British ministers are betting they won’t face justice for complicity over Gaza. It’s a big risk to take David Lammy seemingly believes Israel and its supporters will always be able to act with impunity – but the status quo surely cannot hold, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
International Business Times · Jul 23, 2025 UK Launches First Sanctions In New Strategy To Deter Migrant Crossings The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2025 Daily Express front page piles pressure on UK Government to act on Gaza Pressure is ramping up on the UK Government to take action over Israel’s starvation of Gaza following a harrowing front page by the right-wing…
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Sadiq Khan calls for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state amid warnings of starving children in Gaza UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said ‘starvation is knocking on every door’
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 First sanctions targeting people-smuggling gangs take effect Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move was a ‘landmark moment’ in the Government’s bid to tackle organised immigration crime.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Migrant smuggling crackdown: Ex-police translator, gang bosses and Chinese firm among first 25 sanctioned The Foreign Office has named the first 25 targets of its sanctions aimed at key figures who assist illegal migration across the English Channel
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 David Lammy’s condemnation of the atrocities in Gaza is an important breakthrough THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Faced with human suffering on a now-apocalyptic scale, the British foreign secretary is right to raise the prospect of international humanitarian law having been violated. But if Israel is ever to end its war and the famine, the US president must be persuaded to apply some…