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Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Amnesty International UK condemned Iran for having ‘pitifully little respect’ for the right to life.

The Independent UK

Iran executes British-Iranian accused of spying, UK prime minister condemns 'barbaric' act

Iran executes a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its judiciary says, defying calls from London for his release after he was handed the death sentence on charges of spying for Britain.

ABC News

UK sanctions Iran’s chief prosecutor after execution of British-Iranian national

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the prosecutor general was ‘at the heart of Iran’s use of the death penalty’.

The Independent UK

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UK sanctions Iran's Prosecutor General after Akbari execution

British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain had imposed sanctions on Iran's Prosecutor General after the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.

Reuters

UK sanctions Iran’s prosecutor general over execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari

Iran has also summoned the British ambassador to address UK “meddling” amid backlash over Mr Akbari’s death

The Independent UK

Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari accused of spying

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says execution was a ‘callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘cowardly’ execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari - OLD

Tehran’s state media announced on Saturday that the former Iranian defence minister had been put to death.

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak calls Iran's 'barbaric' execution of Brit national 'callous and cowardly'

The execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on trumped up charges of corruption and espionage came after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly appealed to the Iranian regime not to proceed

Daily Mirror

Alireza Akbari execution: Brit accused of MI6 spying put to death in Iran, says state TV

Alireza Akbari, who served as deputy defence minister during the tenure of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, was arrested sometime between 2019 and 2020

Daily Mirror

Poll: 66% say Sinn Fein was right to withdraw from talks with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

The controversy overshadowed a series of political talks to discuss how to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse

Belfast Live

UK to further delay calling Northern Ireland election as Brexit talks continue

EU sources say progress in protocol dispute is slow despite growing momentum

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak must defy Tory ‘Brexit purity cult’ to get protocol deal, says Starmer

Labour leader offers ‘political cover’ – as he urges PM to stand up to MPs in European Research Group

The Independent UK

UK says Hong Kong freedoms continue to erode, drawing China anger

Former colonial power in the territory says it is in China’s interests that Hong Kong maintain its distinctiveness.

Al Jazeera

Chris Heaton Harris defends excluding Sinn Fein leader from talks

"There are many factors which go into the thought process"

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The Independent UK

Exclusion of party leaders from NI protocol meetings must end – McDonald

The row over Mary Lou McDonald’s exclusion from a meeting this week has overshadowed talks on the protocol and Stormont crisis.

Irish Mirror

Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald believes stalemate on Northern Irish protocol could 'move quickly'

Brexit talks collapsed yesterday after Ms McDonald excluded from meetings with the British Foreign Secretary

The Independent UK

UK criticises China for ‘systematically eroding’ Hong Kong’s freedoms

Authorities continue to crack down on free speech in the former British colony, the Foreign Secretary said.

The Independent UK

‘Not wise’ to invite Sinn Fein leader to NI Protocol meeting – Heaton-Harris

Sir Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin are all in Northern Ireland for talks on the protocol.

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Reuters

British-EU talks remain challenging, complex - Irish foreign minister

Very challenging and complex issues remain to be resolved in talks between British and European Union negotiators on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland despite recent progress, Irish Foreign Minister Michéal Martin said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

DUP leader says Britain and EU not anywhere close to protocol deal

Jeffrey Donaldson plays down hopes as Tory MP says arrangement having ‘colonising’ effect in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol.

The Independent UK

Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up

A meeting held by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly went awry after Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was not allowed to take part.

The Independent UK

Varadkar hopes exclusion of McDonald from protocol talks is not ‘new precedent’

The Sinn Fein leader was told she could not attend the meeting.

The Independent UK

UK urges Iran to halt execution of British-Iranian man accused of spying for MI6

Iranian ex-deputy defence minister Alireza Akbari is accused of spying for the UK

Belfast Live

Analysis: Not so clever from UK government as Sinn Fein snub overshadows Foreign Secretary visit

At a time when Stormont has collapsed amid cost-of-living pressures, the government may well be seen as needlessly petty

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