1 hour ago Government using ‘every avenue’ to make message on Gaza aid clear, says minister

Development minister Anneliese Dodds said she is ‘extremely concerned about the situation in northern Gaza’.

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4 hours ago Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

Exclusive: 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 China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide in the run-up to David Lammy’s trip to the country this weekend.The foreign secretary is expected to arrive in Beijing on Friday for high-level meetings before travelling to Shanghai on Saturday. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China tomorrow as Tories demand he takes a tough line on Taiwan, human rights abuses and spying

David Lammy is due in Beijing for two days with the government committing to challenge the regime on human rights violations and the tensions over Taiwan .

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18 hours ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Sir Keir has landed his Foreign Secretary in Caribbean quicksand by ruling out slave reparations

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Sir Keir Starmer has landed his Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Caribbean quicksand by ruling out paying slave reparations. 

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28 hours ago Keir Starmer is accused of dropping plan for crackdown on China spies at PMQs as Tories demand Foreign Secretary takes tough stance on trip to Beijing this week

Keir Starmer was accused by the Tory leader of dropping plans for a register of individuals and bodies 'influenced' by foreign states.

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28 hours ago UK considering sanctions for Israeli ministers amid ‘dire’ situation in Gaza

The UK, along with France and Algeria, has called an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss the lack of aid entering northern Gaza.

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