• October 31 2024
  Alec Russell

  How the west should re-engage with the global south

  The erosion of the post-1945 world order requires the UK and its allies to define new forms of multilateralism

  
• October 28 2024
  Falkland Islands

  Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister

  Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islands

  
• October 25 2024
  UK-EU ‘reset’ talks delayed until next year

  Negotiations expected to focus on post-Brexit fishing rights and electricity trading arrangements, which expire in 2026

  
• October 25 2024
  UK defence

  Head of UK armed forces gains new powers in push to improve readiness for war

  Government launches biggest structural shake-up of Ministry of Defence in 50 years

  
• October 23 2024
  Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit

  PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise issue

  
• October 23 2024
  US presidential election 2024

  Trump accuses UK Labour party of interference in White House race

  Keir Starmer seeks to defuse potential transatlantic dispute

  
• October 22 2024
  UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise

  International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 years

  
• October 21 2024
  War in Ukraine

  UK will provide $3bn towards G7 loan for Ukraine

  US and Japan only member nations still to clarify their contributions to $50bn package

  
• October 21 2024
  Commonwealth of Nations

  Starmer flies to Samoa to answer tricky questions from Commonwealth allies

  Slavery reparations and Britain’s shrinking aid budget up for debate at annual summit this week

  
• October 18 2024
  Rayner takes control of decision on new Chinese embassy in London

  Local inquiry to be held following four years of protests against China’s planning proposals

  
• October 17 2024
  War in Ukraine

  UK cracks down on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

  Sanctions include restrictions on six vessels recently identified by the FT

  
• October 17 2024
  Lammy to raise human rights issues and Beijing’s support for Russia on China trip

  UK foreign secretary keen to boost engagement with Asian country as well as address concerns in potential reset to relations

  
• October 16 2024
  Israel-Hamas war

  UK considering sanctions against far-right Israeli ministers

  Starmer tells MPs that government is ‘looking at’ imposing curbs over ‘abhorrent’ comments on Gaza

  
• October 14 2024
  EU countries call on Britain to commit to Brussels-led peacekeeping mission

  Foreign ministers urge UK to take part in conflict prevention as London pushes for deeper security co-operation

  
• October 3 2024
  UK politics

  UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base

  Deal comes after 50 years of wrangling over the remote but strategically important archipelago

  
• October 2 2024
  Brexit

  UK and EU pledge to hold regular leaders’ summits from 2025

  Von der Leyen and Starmer agree closer co-operation between London and Brussels

  
• October 1 2024
  Starmer looks for post-Brexit ‘reset’ in meeting with EU leaders

  UK prime minister travels to Brussels for talks on improving ties with bloc amid warnings not to expect an easy ride

  
• October 1 2024
  Red lines remain as Starmer and von der Leyen attempt to reset UK-EU relations

  Old arguments over energy trading and fishing rights are a potential stumbling block in the talks

  
• September 29 2024
  Reeves set to attend meeting of EU finance ministers

  Chancellor expected to participate in event involving Eurozone countries

  
• September 28 2024
  Starmer must set clear goals for UK-EU reset, warn diplomats

  UK prime minister will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday

  
• September 25 2024
  War in Ukraine

  Keir Starmer plays down significance of Storm Shadow decision for Ukraine

  UK prime minister says country’s ‘victory plan’ will not be about sole issue of long-range missiles

  
• September 24 2024
  Starmer will promise to ‘recommit’ Britain to internationalism at UN

  PM to seek meetings with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump while in New York for gathering of world leaders

  
• September 20 2024
  Lammy accused of diplomatic blunder in Substack blog post

  UK foreign secretary suggested Azerbaijan had ‘liberated’ the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh

  
• September 20 2024
  Lammy seeks emergency boost to aid cash to offset cost of migrant hotels

  Foreign secretary fears domestic drain on development funding will hinder efforts to project UK on global stage

  
• September 17 2024
  Lammy vows to put climate action at centre of UK foreign policy

  Foreign secretary says government will build global clean power alliance for sharing knowledge and technology