Category: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

‘Dubious’ use of the Freedom of Information act stopping access to files on Prince Andrew, researchers say

Biographer says government departments give contradictory refusals to requests and accuses them of ‘cover up’Researchers have called for greater transparency from the Foreign Office over the files it holds on the...

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MPs fear government too trusting of China in wake of alleged spy scandal

‘We cannot be the naive ones in the relationship,’ says one Labour MP, as pressure mounts to put country in upper tier of risk registerMPs fear the government is moving too fast to re-establish UK-China relations as...

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MPs threaten to name Chinese ‘spy’ linked to Prince Andrew

Allegations raise calls for caution in UK over bid to re-establish China linksMPs fear the government is moving too fast to re-establish UK-China relations as some consider naming the alleged spy who used his relationship with...

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UK to provide £50m of emergency aid for vulnerable Syrians

Foreign secretary says Britain is also working diplomatically to secure better governance in Syria after ousting of AssadThe UK has announced £50m of humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians across the Middle East after the...

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Margaret Hodge appointed UK anti-corruption champion to tackle flow of ‘dirty money’

Foreign Office sees money laundering and tax evasion in Britain and overseas territories as key issuesUK politics live – latest updatesMargaret Hodge, a long-term campaigner against global corruption, has been appointed as...

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UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipmentMomentum on Ukraine has “dropped back” since Labour took office, according to the ex-Tory defence minister...

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Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on FridayUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of...

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‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts

The former top civil servant at the Department for International Development has warned a lack of oversight in spending echoes corrupt contracts awarded during CovidThe billions of pounds spent on housing asylum seekers is ripe...

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