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Government should help evacuate UK citizens from Niger after coup – Labour

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy urged the Government to support British nationals fleeing the West African nation.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Ministers failing to grapple with Wagner Group threat, MPs warn

The UK is underestimating the danger posed by the Wagner Group, a highly critical report from the Foreign Affairs Committee has warned.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

UK formally agrees to join major Indo-Pacific trade bloc, marking largest post-Brexit deal

Kemi Badenoch signs CPTPP accession protocol in New Zealand, in move set to cut tariffs for UK exporters

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023

Lammy in pledge to restore UK Government commitment to international law

The shadow foreign secretary will claim the Government has flouted its international obligations on several occasions in recent years.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

Over 40% of voters believe Labour will reverse Brexit

New poll finds uncertainty over Keir Starmer’s ‘make Brexit work’ policy

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

OPINION - Britain’s international reputation is in the gutter — but Labour can fix it

Foreign officials, it turns out, can also read the polls. As summer builds, a realisation is palpable in both the US and across Europe, that Sir Keir Starmer is likely to be the next British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak, a malicious international rumour has it, knows this too — which…

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2023

James Cleverly warns against return to Brexit wars as UK-EU relations 'in good place'

The Foreign Secretary said he 'personally' feels the relationship between London and Brussels is 'in a good place' as he addressed EU parliamentarians this afternoon

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2023

Cleverly hails ‘close and friendly’ UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

James Cleverly credited the ‘level of trust’ between him and Maros Sefcovic as part of the reason the Windsor Framework was secured.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Cleverly to hail UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

The Foreign Secretary will praise the ‘close and friendly’ co-operation between London and Brussels in a speech to EU parliamentarians.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

Labour’s Brexit plan won’t solve Northern Ireland dispute, says DUP

Keir Starmer’s planned veterinary deal with EU not ‘catch-all solution’, says Jeffrey Donaldson

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023