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Ravaged by austerity, chastened by Brexit, how can Britain have a ‘place in the world’ when it’s destitute at home? | Nesrine Malik
Our shabby domestic reality is a far cry from the imperial grandeur of the Foreign Office. Politicians must recognise this, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Nesrine Malik
22, Apr, 2024 @5:00 AM
Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa
Muhammad cannot afford legal action or £20,000 fees, with Rwanda deportation a threat if his wife and children join him
Haroon Siddique
21, Apr, 2024 @7:05 PM
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes
Mark Townsend
15, Apr, 2024 @6:00 AM
Let’s stop talking about ‘great’ Britain – and rebrand ourselves as a different sort of country | Martin Kettle
Any plans for ‘national renewal’ must focus on freeing the UK from its vice of wallowing in guilt or glory, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Martin Kettle
11, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM
Spending foreign aid budget on refugees in UK is ‘wreaking havoc’, says watchdog
Government’s aid watchdog says Foreign Office taking ‘financial hit’ for Home Office overspending
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
10, Apr, 2024 @8:16 PM
Even its old boys are turning on the stuffy Foreign Office. They’re right to do so | Simon Jenkins
This seat of Britain’s global power is elitist and stuck in the past. It needs to take into account the UK’s new, reduced status, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
08, Apr, 2024 @1:25 PM
Foreign Office is ‘elitist and rooted in the past’, says new report
Department ‘all too often operates like a giant private office for the foreign secretary’, paper claims
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
08, Apr, 2024 @5:00 AM
Legal assessment of Israel’s actions in Gaza risks being subsumed in Tory row
Conservative supporters of Israel want David Cameron to dial back criticism and accept defeat of Hamas is in UK’s interest
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
04, Apr, 2024 @4:02 PM
UK’s arms export procedures give Israel benefit of the doubt
Government faces judicial review over its assessments of whether Israel is breaking international law in Gaza
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
03, Apr, 2024 @11:14 AM
UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording
Ex-Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence official Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales to Israel without delay
Toby Helm Political editor
30, Mar, 2024 @7:30 PM
Fresh blow for Rwanda deportation plan as report shows extreme poverty and hunger
Foreign Office paper says not enough being done, with over half the population living on less than $1.90 a day
Diane Taylor
28, Mar, 2024 @11:20 AM
Foreign Office merger has diminished UK’s aid capability, finds watchdog
National Audit Office says merging DfID with Foreign Office has led to loss of dedicated senior roles
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
25, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
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