The Latest Breaking News from David Lammy

It is the latest in a series of Russian and UK expulsions.

The Foreign Secretary said the ‘barbaric aggression only strengthens our resolve’ to support Kyiv.

Ministers frustrated by failure to agree terms with Russian oligarch and court case may be only way to break impasse

The decision follows a letter David Lammy wrote to Angela Rayner over the proposed new Chinese embassy.

There’s been some “great television” this past week for those who like to watch the end of the West.

Israel has blocked the entry of food and supplies to Gaza to try and get Hamas to accept new ceasefire deal

IN FOCUS: The evidence shows international aid – when spent correctly – can bring tremendous benefits and save millions of lives, writes expert and author Stefan Dercon. But if helping people cope with deprivation won’t convince the Maga crowd, advocates of aid spending will have to try a different argument

Jeremy Corbyn has written to Sir Keir Starmer demanding an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in the conflict in the Middle East

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to slash foreign aid from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP has raised eyebrows within his own party.

With Trump’s true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt’s NI cuts

Since the Labour government came to power in the UK last year, its international relations have been pursued under the banner of what foreign secretary David Lammy calls “progressive realism”. This involves “using realist means to pursue progressive ends”, including taking “pragmatic steps” to improve relations with other states.