After Guardian reporting, foreign secretary looks at cases of thousands who need consular help each yearDavid Lammy has said he plans to appoint an envoy to deal with “complex detention cases” involving Britons...
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Read MoreParty figures have voiced concerns that next month’s visit will be dominated by the PM seeking investment Keir Starmer is being urged to speak up for human rights and push for cooperation over a Middle East peace deal when...
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Read MoreHuman Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civiliansIsrael is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of...
Read MoreExclusive: Decision to reappoint Kishwer Falkner angers some staff at Equality and Human Rights Commission UK politics live – latest updatesThe chair of the government’s equality watchdog, who was appointed by Liz...
Read MoreAnalysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ rightIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while...
Read MoreGovernment opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor...
Read MoreExclusive: 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...
Read MoreTory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted overKeir Starmer was “appalled” by reports that Israel deliberately fired on peacekeepers in...
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