UK strikes deal to transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK will hand over sovereignty of an Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius following years of negotiations over…
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‘Revealed: Voters trust Labour over the Tories to run every great office of state’
Cabinet reshuffles are delicate operations. Too much continuity defeats the purpose, but too drastic a change can signal…
“We will reconnect Britain” – Lammy’s foreign policy speech to Chatham House
Below is the full text of Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s speech to Chatham House this afternoon. Thank…
Global cooperation will be central to our approach to international development
Spend any amount of time on social media, reading our tabloids or listening to our public discourse, and…
Conservatives have “decimated” Britain’s global influence, Lammy declares
David Lammy has declared that the Tories have “decimated” Britain’s global influence after a report concluded that the…
Russia report shows “systemic failings” in UK approach to security, says Labour
Labour’s Nick Thomas-Symonds has said that the information detailed in the now-published Russia report “exposes deep systemic failings…
Scrapping DfID amid a global crisis is wrong. The Co-op Party will fight it
The Department for International Development, set up under the last Labour government to co-ordinate international aid and development,…
WATCH: Government’s approach to China is “deeply confused”, says Labour
Lisa Nandy has said the approach of the government towards China has been “deeply confused”, and warned that…
Labour welcomes citizenship offer to British nationals in Hong Kong
Lisa Nandy has welcomed the plans announced by the government to offer citizenship to all British nationals in…
Why the DfID and FCO merger is a mistake
The Department for International Development (DfID) was created under a Labour government in 1997 as an independent department…
