FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep Foreign Affairs
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
Liz Truss moves Stephen Lovegrove to short-term defence industrial adviser role
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
02 Sep Foreign Affairs
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
Detainees set for deportation show signs of torture, trafficking and PTSD, doctors' charity says
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
18 Aug Foreign Affairs
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
High Court says majority of passages in internal documents targeted for public-interest immunity must be disclosed
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
17 Aug Foreign Affairs
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rwandan government uses “arbitrary detention, torture and even killings”, memo revealed in High Court case says
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
01 Aug Foreign Affairs
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
Department tells MPs last summer’s Kabul evacuation exposed crisis-response areas that “need improvement”
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
08 Jul Foreign Affairs
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
MPs criticise "failure to maximise gains and minimise losses" in landmark Australia agreement
Ex-Foreign Office perm sec: No.10 ‘needs to come clean’ on Pincher story
05 Jul Foreign Affairs
Ex-Foreign Office perm sec: No.10 ‘needs to come clean’ on Pincher story
Boris Johnson was personally briefed on inappropriate behaviour three years ago, says Simon McDonald
Watchdog flags UK aid failings following FCO and DfID merger
30 Jun Foreign Affairs
Watchdog flags UK aid failings following FCO and DfID merger
Budget uncertainties and transparency issues fuel multiple “inadequate” assessments
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
21 Jun Foreign Affairs
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt reportedly believes PM’s plan to hire girlfriend as chief of staff at FCO should be probed
Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands
09 Jun Foreign Affairs
Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands
Foreign secretary rejects 5% headcount-reduction and seeks extra staff
Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
08 Jun Foreign Affairs
Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
Ex-FCDO official says civil service whistleblowing system is inadequate
UK ‘gets good value’ for £1bn-a-year World Bank aid, review says
01 Jun Foreign Affairs
UK ‘gets good value’ for £1bn-a-year World Bank aid, review says
But watchdog urges FCDO to put ‘stronger focus’ on climate action
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
05 May Foreign Affairs
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
Former Australian high commissioner to the UK says Defra officials were most hostile to negotiations
Rwanda asylum scheme will boost Home Office staff wellbeing, Patel says
19 Apr Foreign Affairs
Rwanda asylum scheme will boost Home Office staff wellbeing, Patel says
But perm sec says value for money of controversial asylum-seeker plans is “highly uncertain”
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr Foreign Affairs
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
FCDO and Treasury urged to start planning for increased aid spending
06 Apr Foreign Affairs
FCDO and Treasury urged to start planning for increased aid spending
Imminent strategy eyes budget “rebalancing” towards bilateral programmes to give the UK more say on how cash is allocated
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar Foreign Affairs
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
Departments told to review contracts with Russian suppliers
29 Mar Foreign Affairs
Departments told to review contracts with Russian suppliers
Public bodies urged to find ways to "sever their commercial ties to Russia" – but guidance show the action they can take is limited
New whistleblower claims FCDO senior officials 'intentionally' misled MPs over decision to evacuate dogs from Afghanistan
21 Mar Foreign Affairs
New whistleblower claims FCDO senior officials 'intentionally' misled MPs over decision to evacuate dogs from Afghanistan
Official claims staff have lost confidence in FCDO leadership
FCDO gets joint perm sec in major personnel shakeup
18 Mar Foreign Affairs
FCDO gets joint perm sec in major personnel shakeup
Africa DG Moazzam Malik “declines role in revised structure”, staff are told
‘Ben’s pretty cross’: MoD launches inquiry after hoaxers target defence secretary
18 Mar Foreign Affairs
‘Ben’s pretty cross’: MoD launches inquiry after hoaxers target defence secretary
Wallace says he terminated Teams chat with “Ukraine PM” after his questions became increasingly “ridiculous”
FCDO was warned aid cuts would hit women, girls and disabled people hardest, leaked report reveals
15 Mar Foreign Affairs
FCDO was warned aid cuts would hit women, girls and disabled people hardest, leaked report reveals
International Development Committee publishes document after Foreign Office repeatedly refuses to share it
Raab pledges support for ICC probe into Russian war crimes
15 Mar Foreign Affairs
Raab pledges support for ICC probe into Russian war crimes
UK will provide police and military analysis, specialist IT and legal expertise for evidence-gathering, says deputy prime minister