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Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she had spoken to the former mayor and he was ‘100% behind our unwavering support for Ukraine’.

Evening Standard

Leading universities urge Shabana Mahmood to exempt exceptional students from visa ban

Exclusive: Russell Group universities ask for carve-out from visa ban for Chevening scholars

The Independent UK

Cutting visa-free stays? Show us the lower crime stats

After circling the issue seemingly since being elected, the cabinet finally moved forward this week to end the 60-day visa-free programme for 93 nationalities, citing a need to stem crime and misconduct by foreigners. But if discussion of the decision’s necessity is now officially closed, attention must turn instead to…

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Yvette Cooper condemns ‘appalling’ videos of Israeli minister taunting detained British nationals

The Foreign Office is in touch with the families of British activists detained in Israel after more than 400 people took part in an aid flotilla attempting to get past Israel’s blockade of Gaza

The Independent UK

Handful of flights resume to get stranded Brits out of the Middle East

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said 102,000 British nationals had registered their presence in the region

The Independent UK

Thornberry calls for envoy to stop ’embarrassing failures’ like in El-Fattah case

The chairwoman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, criticised ‘serious shortcomings’ in information sharing.

Evening Standard

UK slams Gaza aid delays as tents for displaced take months to arrive

The Foreign Office said 1,100 UK-funded tents will finally be delivered to Gazans displaced by the war

The Independent UK

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Healey: Aircraft carrier under Nato command can be ready for UK use in five days

The Defence Secretary visited HMS Prince of Wales, which is anchored off Naples.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – as it happened

Three Bollywood movies will be made in the UK, says British PM, and two more British universities will be setting up a campus in India

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The National (Scotland)

High Court quashes Foreign Office refusal to help Palestinian family leave Gaza

The Foreign Office must reconsider the decision not to support a Palestinian family’s attempts to leave Gaza after they were told they could…

The National (Scotland)

David Lammy Blasted After Blowing £1.2 Million on Private Jets in Just Three Months

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has come under fire after it was revealed he spent a staggering £1.2 million on flights in just three months.

The Fashion Central

Starmer Blindsided by Shock Tax Raid Bombshell as PM Battles Major Foreign Aid Revolt

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces growing unrest within his party after his decision to slash foreign aid in favor of increased defense spending sparked backlash.

The Fashion Central

UK ministers 'standing in way of international law' after Israel arms whistleblower

THE Labour Government has been accused of “standing in the way” of international law after a former Foreign Office official made a series of…

The National (Scotland)

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International Business Times

Kenyan President Names Ally 'Acting' Stand-in For Sacked Ministers

Kenyan President William Ruto named Wednesday his foreign minister as "acting cabinet secretary" for all ministries, nearly a week after dismissing almost his entire cabinet in an attempt to defuse deadly anti-government rallies.

International Business Times

Starmer Goes To Washington On First Foreign Trip As UK PM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington this week for his first steps on the world stage, just days after taking office following a landslide election victory.

The National (Scotland)

Can the next foreign secretary offer hope for Jagtar Singh Johal's release?

DESPITE allegations of mistreatment, and a long-running campaign championed by the SNP’s Martin Docherty-Hughes, the fate of Jagtar Singh Johal…

Evening Standard

Nearly 40% of dirty money laundered in London and UK overseas territories

The Government will crack down on crown dependencies, the deputy foreign secretary says

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Evening Standard

Foreign Secretary refuses to confirm if he raised ‘Chinese spy’ arrest with officials in Beijing

The researcher who was arrested in March has denied claims that he is an alleged Chinese spy

AAP

Taliban university ban on women condemned

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has declared solidarity with Afghan women after the Taliban moved to ban female students from universities.

Daily Mirror

'Abrasive' Dominic Raab's staff were 'scared' to enter his office, top official declares

In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald - who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary - said the Deputy PM was "abrasive and controlling" with his staff and 'people felt demeaned'

Daily Mirror

Dominic Raab bullying claims are 'plausible' warns top official - 'he's a tough boss'

Sir Simon McDonald, the former head of the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, said Dominic Raab was a “tough boss” and “one of the most driven people I ever worked for” - then admitted: “Maybe they are euphemisms”

Evening Standard

UK calls on allies to give Taiwan more support to ward off China threat

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has risked escalating Western tensions with China by calling on allies to provide greater support for Taiwan so it can defend itself against any aggression from Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran Accuses the West of ‘Tampering with Text, Time’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused Western states of “tampering with the text and playing for time” at the Vienna negotiations aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal. However, he said that arriving at a good deal was at hand. For his part, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s…

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