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  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    InterviewLabour Party UK
    Labour vows to rebuild international reputation of ‘isolated’ UK

    Shadow foreign secretary says repairing relations with the EU will be a priority if elected

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso orders French troops to leave the country

    Military junta says domestic forces will defend against Islamists amid claims of ties to Russia

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Xinjiang
    UK High Court judge finds ‘striking consensus’ of abuses in Xinjiang

    Justice Dove rejects legal challenge brought against UK government over cotton imports but makes damning assessment

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    UK weighs designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation

    Foreign secretary James Cleverly says Tehran will be ‘held to account’ after execution of Iranian-British man

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Russian oligarchs used ‘golden visa’ scheme to settle in UK

    Ten individuals placed under sanctions used tier 1 investor route, says home secretary

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Sunak and Macron to attend first UK-France summit for five years

    Two leaders will use meeting to foster co-operation on security and migration after period of frosty relations

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    UK and Poland confirm plans to send modern heavy tanks to Ukraine

    Decisions put pressure on Germany and other western nations to follow suit

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    UK and Japan to sign defence pact to counter China threat

    Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida will discuss Britain’s bid to join a free trade bloc

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    UK weighs supplying Ukraine with Challenger tanks

    Deal would be first time a western country has provided Kyiv with modern heavy battle tanks

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Joe Kennedy appointed US special envoy to Northern Ireland

    Officials in Washington play down former congressman’s diplomatic role, saying he will focus on economic ties

  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
    Chinese diplomats withdrawn over Manchester consulate assault

    Beijing removes six officials 24 hours before UK expected to expel group

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Sunak signals determination for UK to engage with China

    Prime minister says era of golden relations is over, but stops short of describing Beijing as a threat

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Paddy McGuinness
    We must protect the UK from influence operations run from foreign companies

    A new law aims to provide a clearer picture of subversive activity while increasing the jeopardy for hostile actors

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Sunak to hold surprise meeting with Chinese president at G20

    UK prime minister attempts to build ‘frank and constructive’ relationship with Beijing

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    News in-depth
    Cross-Channel deal marks thaw in Anglo-French relations

    Resolving dispute over Northern Ireland protocol remains a litmus test

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    UK freeze on Russian assets hits £18bn as part of Ukraine sanctions

    British government has blocked assets of 120 Russian entities and more than 1,200 people

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Britain after Brexit
    Dominic Raab’s Bill of Wrongs Premium content

    Plus, more voters grow convinced Brexit was a mistake

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia says ‘highest priority’ is avoiding military clash between nuclear powers

    Foreign ministry statement comes as UK defence secretary refutes Moscow’s ‘dirty bomb’ claims against Ukraine

  • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
    Political espionage
    Calls for inquiry after reports Truss’s phone was hacked

    National security breach was hushed up during summer leadership contest, according to newspaper allegations

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    Sunak faces steep learning curve on world stage

    Post-Brexit tensions, Ukraine and China among challenges facing UK prime minister who has little foreign policy experience

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
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    Uyghur activists sue UK government over Xinjiang cotton imports

    High Court hearing increases pressure on British companies sourcing products from Chinese region

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    Sylvie Kauffmann
    A wary Europe greets Sunak’s premiership with relief

    An end to British political chaos is welcome but the UK’s EU allies are still dismayed by the fallout from Brexit

  • Monday, 17 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US and UK agree to bolster co-operation on Russia sanctions

    Top Treasury officials say they have decided to take collaboration to a ‘new level’

  • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
    Truss under pressure to drop ‘reckless’ UK Israel embassy move

    Prime minister is warned relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem could send ‘jitters around the world’

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    UK defence spending
    Truss to launch defence review as she calls for Russian reparations

    Invasion of Ukraine drives rethink just 18 months after conclusion of last process

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