12 h. ago David Lammy to pledge £94.5 million aid package in support of Syria's new government in first trip by UK minister for 14 years

It was the first visit by a British minister to the war-ravaged country in 14 years and signalled the re-establishment of formal diplomatic relations.

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16 h. ago UK foreign secretary visits Syria, renewing ties after 14 years of conflict

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus marking the restoration of relations between the two countries after years of tension

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19 h. ago David Lammy deploys army of top diplomats to kickstart economic growth and combat impact of Trump tariffs

Exclusive: With a failure to deliver economic growth leaving an estimated £18bn in Rachel Reeves’ budget, the use of senior diplomats to bolster engagement with business is just the latest part of a strategy to turn things around

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3 d. ago Dunn family raise concerns Foreign Office will try to ‘hide’ final review report

Harry’s mother Charlotte Charles, and other family members, are set to meet David Lammy on Wednesday afternoon.

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4 d. ago 'King's Cross in Africa' rail station project unveiled as Kenya's president visits London

The Nairobi Railway City scheme aims to transform 438 acres of land in the centre of Kenya’s capital into a new multi-modal transport hub

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5 d. ago Trump expected to sign executive order to lift some sanctions on Syria

The US president is to issue an order cancelling a 2004 declaration, in move to stabilise country’s new governmentDonald Trump is expected to issue an executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria in a move that the White House says will help stabilise the country after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.The US was expected on Monday to “terminate the United States’ sanctions programme on Syria”, a White House spokesperson said, cancelling a 2004 declaration that froze Syrian government property and limited exports to Syria over Damascus’s chemical weapons programme. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UN commission says Syria must end violence against Alawites and protect places of worship

The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria reports ongoing sectarian violence despite commitments from Syria's new government to protect minorities

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1 week ago Campaigners welcome vaccine cash pledge but fear cut will see fewer lives saved

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the funds at Gavi’s global summit in Brussels.

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1 week ago UK seeks ‘trade and investment relationship’ with China despite spying risk

The Government’s China audit and national security strategy set out the approach to engagement with Beijing.

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1 week ago Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know

Israel’s tally of war damage it has wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 nuclear scientists and experts

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1 week ago QUENTIN LETTS: MPs hurled questions at the glacial Mr Lammy like Sioux braves attacking cowboys

After an hour of David Lammy, MPs were still uncertain. Did the Starmer Government support America's bombing of Iran? Was it legal?

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1 week ago UK lifts warning for Qatar as Trump says Iran and Israel have agreed ceasefire

Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar after America’s strikes on its nuclear facilities on Saturday.

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1 week ago Dozens of Brits airlifted out of Israel by RAF as Middle East faces 'perilous moment'

The Foreign Secretary David Lammy said 63 Brits were evacuated from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport to Cyprus on an RAF A400. They were expected to arrive back in Britain on Monday evening

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1 week ago UK ‘utterly condemns’ escalation after Iran attacks US military base

Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

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1 week ago Iranian closure of strait of Hormuz would be monumental act of self

UK foreign secretary wants Iran to return to negotiating table but refuses to endorse strikes by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesAny Iranian move to close the strait of Hormuz waterway would be an act of monumental self-harm, said David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, as he continued to refuse to endorse the Israeli and American strikes on Iran, or lay out the UK view of their lawfulness.Lammy said there was no need for the British government to say if the strikes were legal since the UK was not involved in the action and had not been asked by the US to take part, or to allow the US to use the UK’s Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean to target Iran. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Donald’s bunker busters leave Lammy dreaming of his duvet | John Crace

The foreign secretary was trying to catch up, unsure whether it would be better to have been in on the plan, or have deniabilityThe situation was, said the foreign secretary, “fast-moving”. Fast-moving as in totally suboptimal. Fast-moving as in completely out of his control. Fast-moving as in he would rather have pulled the duvet over his head and pretended the whole thing had been a bad dream. That he could go back to sleep for a while and wake up to the world as it was.Maybe we all wish we could do that. These are the days that many of us would rather had never happened. Does the world feel any safer to you today? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lammy urges Reform’s newest MP to ‘get some help’ over ‘conspiracy theories’

During a statement on the Middle East, the Foreign Secretary said Sarah Pochin should ‘get off social media’.

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1 week ago First evacuation flight takes off as 1,000 Britons seek escape Israel war zone

Foreign secretary tells MPs the Middle East faces a ‘perilous moment’

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1 week ago First evacuation flight takes off as 1,000 Britons seek escape from Israel war zone

Foreign secretary tells MPs the Middle East faces a ‘perilous moment’

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1 week ago David Lammy ducks over whether UK supports US bombing of Iran... as he claims the government was NOT given legal advice on joining action

Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged Tehran to 'take the off ramp' of negotiations as he made a statement in the Commons on the burgeoning crisis in the Middle East.

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