Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi
Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth Keir Starmer will become...
Category : Foreign policy
Lammy plans China visit for September to kick-start high-level engagement
Exclusive: Move highlights ambition to reconnect with Beijing but minister will face pressure over human rights David Lammy is planning a visit to China in...
From conflict to the climate – what are the UK parties’ international plans?
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the world Conflicts and environmental disasters are stretching...
Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents
Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022 Rwanda’s top diplomat in the UK oversaw the...
UK officials under fire for congratulating ‘repressive’ new chief of Uganda’s army
Activists call move ‘absurd’, as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, is accused of torture and abusing critics Senior British government officials have congratulated...
Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly
Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030 Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers...
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been...
Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans
Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to Commons UK politics – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s government is considering...
UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies missiles and shells The UK has provided satellite photographs of...
Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of Human Rights Watch about the regional conflicts....
