The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol deal inches closer after ‘productive’ talks

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the EU’s Maros Sefcovic agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting for the coming days.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

James Cleverly summons Iran’s top diplomat in UK after assassination threats against dissident journalists

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s most senior diplomat to Britain on Monday to stress that the Government would not tolerate “threats to life and media freedoms”.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

'Intensive negotiations', UK ministers to speak to EU's Sefcovic on Monday

British foreign minister James Cleverly and Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris will speak to European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic on Monday, part of "intensive" talks to try find agreement on post-Brexit trade rules with Northern Ireland.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy visits London, Paris and Brussels; the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Cleverly and Sefcovic hold ‘productive’ meeting over NI Protocol

The protocol was agreed by the UK and EU in 2019 as a way to unlock the logjam over securing a Brexit withdrawal agreement.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

UK accused of ‘dangerous whitewash’ over Bahrain human rights abuses

Humanitarian groups urge foreign secretary to issue correction to a recent report, amid fears it could provide cover for repression in the Gulf state

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Britain, Malta sign deal covering defence, migration

Britain and its former Mediterranean colony Malta signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement on Friday covering areas including security and defence, migration, education, health and trade.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

UK will keep working with UN on Syria-Turkey earthquake response - Cleverly

Britain will continue to work with the United Nations and others to support Turkey and Syria following earthquakes there, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday, describing the situation in Syria as "considerably harder."

Reuters · Feb 9, 2023

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals over ransomware actions

The Foreign Office said the Russian nationals were linked to the development and deployment of ransomware which had targeted infrastructure.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Narendra Modi is struggling to be both anti-Muslim strongman and global leader

The Indian prime minister’s defensiveness over a critical BBC documentary show how sensitive he is to his international reputation, says historian and writer Mukul Kesavan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023