Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins defended himself in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Evening Standard · Apr 21
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 · Dec 31, 2025
Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Dismantling UN agency in Gaza will ‘plunge communities into despair’, MPs warned The Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee has published a series of letters from Foreign Secretary David Lammy and aid agency Unrwa. The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
BBC World Service facing ‘cognitive warfare’, says director-general Tim Davie An inquiry is looking to establish whether increased Government support is needed. Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024
Emily Thornberry secures key Westminster foreign affairs role despite Gaza comments LABOUR MP Emily Thornberry has been elected to an influential Westminster foreign affairs role ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2024
GOP Lawmaker Tells Colleague To 'Go F--- Yourself' GOP lawmaker directs profanity at colleague during Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal, leading to tensions and apologies. Top News · Mar 20, 2024
Prigozhin death may offer opportunities to tackle Wagner Group – Foreign Office The private military firm, whose former leader was killed in a plane crash over the summer, was proscribed as a terrorist group in September. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
UK working to establish status of British citizens in Israel, PM says The Prime Minister declared ‘terrorism will not prevail’ and pledged ‘steadfast support’ for his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
British man, 20, serving in Israeli army killed in Hamas attack Another two British nationals have also been reported missing. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
British national, 26, missing after Hamas attack on Israel London-born Jake Marlowe was providing security at a music event when the terrorist group attacked. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
UK ‘clear-eyed’ China will not change ‘overnight’, says Cleverly The Foreign Secretary was meeting with senior officials in Beijing in a visit he said would allow for ‘tough conversations’ with the Chinese. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
UK needs to have ‘pragmatic’ working relations with China, says Cleverly James Cleverly said that the UK was ‘clear-eyed’ that China would not change ‘overnight’. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 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 · Apr 4, 2023 Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs The treatment of some families of British nationals detained abroad has been insensitive and hurtful, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman said.
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 Q&A: Jewish staffer for Rep. Omar decries religion-based hatred WASHINGTON — In the hours after House Republicans voted to remove his boss from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Jeremy Slevin, a Jewish American and senior adviser to one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, posted to Twitter.
The Texas Tribune · Feb 10, 2023 For U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, national security can’t be a partisan fight The Austin Republican and new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hopes to reach across the aisle to project a unified front as the country faces new threats, despite a staunchly conservative record.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2023 Robin Abcarian: What got Rep. Ilhan Omar kicked off that House committee? Payback and prejudice, not antisemitism The idea that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has essentially given aid and comfort to those who supported an insurrection against the United States government, would accuse anyone of being un-American is as rich as it is Orwellian.
Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023 Editorial: McCarthy’s House of ill repute: Booting of Omar from committee is an embarrassment With a party-line vote, the House has removed Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, the latest disgrace for a chamber where Speaker Kevin McCarthy has ceded control to his party’s militant fringe.
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023 Delete TikTok from your phones to keep your data safe from hackers, says MP Tory Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a “tech totalitarian state”
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Two Republicans left House floor calling Ilhan Omar committee removal the ‘stupidest vote in the world’ Two conservative Republicans cricitised the House’s vote to remove Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Reason · Feb 3, 2023 House Republicans Vote Ilhan Omar to Foreign Affairs Committee Just To Kick Her Off the Next Day Plus: Judge strikes down Super Bowl censorship law, report details how much inflation was driven by stimulus spending, and more...
Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023 House Republicans vote Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that follows Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal of Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee last month.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 White House condemns House GOP for ‘political stunt’ after Ilhan Omar removed from Foreign Affairs panel ‘The way that we see this it’s a political stunt’, White House says in response to vote against Rep Ilhan Omar