The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers

Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

NHS patients could be treated at private hospitals to ease backlogs as nurses strike

The Royal College of Nursing will stage its first-ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 from 8am to 8pm - and some NHS patients may get treatment at private health providers

Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022

UK to downgrade commitment to human rights for close diplomatic ties

Foreign secretary to announce ‘pragmatic’ partnerships with countries likely to be more influential over next 30 years

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Ministers refuse to negotiate with nurses on pay to prevent NHS strikes

Government rebuffs union offer to suspend action in return for talks, saying it can’t depart from review body’s recommendation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Tory refusal to discuss pay a 'complete joke' - despite union offer to pause strike

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was 'spoiling for a fight' and claimed it was cynically planning to shift responsibility for 'an NHS crisis which is squarely their fault'

Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022

Britain: Ukraine Peace Talks Can’t Be Used as Cover for Russian Rearmament

Any peace talks in Ukraine cannot be a fig-leaf for Russian rearmament, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday, adding that he had not seen any signs that Moscow would enter into negotiations in good faith. Cleverly said that, while Britain wanted to see peace talks "sooner rather than…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 11, 2022

Britain's foreign minister: Ukraine peace talks can't be used as cover for Russian rearmament

Any peace talks in Ukraine cannot be a fig-leaf for Russian rearmament, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday, adding that he had not seen any signs that Moscow would enter into negotiations in good faith.

Reuters · Dec 11, 2022

Britain should maintain influence through partnerships with up-and-coming states, foreign secretary to say

James Cleverly risks controversy by arguing that new relationships could be backed up by aid

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

UK must make ‘investments of faith’ in rising world powers – Foreign Secretary

James Cleverly will use a speech to argue that the country must align with a crop of increasingly influential countries across the globe.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

London, Berlin Summon Iranian Diplomats over Execution of Protester

Britain on Friday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London to protest the hanging of Mohsen Shekari, the first such execution over ongoing anti-government unrest. "The execution of Mohsen Shekari by the Iranian regime is abhorrent. He is a tragic victim of a legal system in which disproportionate sentences, politically…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022