Latest updates: PM denies claim from Foreign Office whistleblowerRaab rejects whistleblower’s claims over Kabul evacuationWhistleblower condemns Foreign Office over Kabul evacuationFresh questions raised about Raab’s role in Afghan rescue debacleHow Af…
Prove to us Peng Shuai is safe, UK urges China
Government calls on officials to provide evidence of the tennis player’s whereaboutsThe UK government has joined the mounting chorus of concern over the apparent disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai, urging the Chinese authorities to offer “verifiab…
Home Office, Foreign Office and MoJ worst for openness, finds report
Research into government transparency by leading thinktank shows some departments release far less information than they shouldThe Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Justice have been named as the worst-performing government department…
Britain must rediscover the will to lead on global issues | Tobias Ellwood
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanistan is over,” proclaimed Joe Biden. How wrong he will be proved to be.This was never a baseball game that simply folds when we all walk away, ye…
UK nationals of Afghan origin being overlooked in Kabul airlift, claim lawyers
Most single nationality Britons now evacuated but some with dual citizenship say they are being given lower priorityAfghanistan: live updatesBritish nationals of Afghan origin are being overlooked in the evacuation from Kabul, lawyers and campaigners h…
UK imposes sanctions on seven Russians over Navalny poisoning
FCDO says the individuals, said to be FSB members, will be subject to travel bans and asset freezesSanctions have been imposed on seven Russian nationals accused of involvement in the nerve agent poisoning of the key Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the …
Afghanistan: key questions about the government’s handling of the crisis
Dominic Raab is under pressure after the foreign secretary remained on holiday while the Taliban advanced on KabulDominic Raab has faced questions about his future over his handling of the buildup to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, including calls…
Foreign Office tells Britons in Afghanistan to leave immediately
FCDO advises UK nationals to leave in the face of rising Taliban threat but stresses limits of British consular helpMinisters are advising all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the “worsening security situation” but have warne…
Arrested Biafra separatist’s family accuse Raab of ‘unlawful failure’
Exclusive: Nnamdi Kanu’s relatives threaten judicial review against UK foreign secretary, saying his life is at risk in NigeriaThe family of a British national said to have been arrested in Kenya and taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary renditio…