Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
27 Nov 2020 Foreign Affairs
Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
"Temporary" ODA cut has sparked a ministerial resignation, while a union warns it could affect jobs
Border disruption 'inevitable' after Brexit transition ends, Chisholm warns
25 Nov 2020 Foreign Affairs
Border disruption 'inevitable' after Brexit transition ends, Chisholm warns
"Will everybody do everything they need to do, exactly in the right way without any hitch... I don’t expect that will be the case,” COO says
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
20 Nov 2020 Foreign Affairs
Four-year MoD settlement ‘not decided in a vacuum’, insists Treasury perm sec
Tom Scholar tells MPs preparation work for delayed integrated review of defence, security and foreign affairs fed into multi-year funding boost
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
19 Nov 2020 Foreign Affairs
MoD gets multi-year cash deal ahead of spending review
Funding plan agreed before 2021 publication of full integrated review of foreign, defence and security policy
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
06 Nov 2020 Foreign Affairs
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
Watchdog says Covid-19 has hampered preparations for end of transition period and ‘significant risks’ remain
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”
DIT 'failing to demonstrate measurable progress' four years after inception
28 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
DIT 'failing to demonstrate measurable progress' four years after inception
MPs also criticise lack of "strategic alignment" with UK Export Finance
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
20 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
Kim Darroch quit British Embassy in Washington after cables showed he called US president “inept”, “insecure” and “incompetent”
PM says it's 'time to get ready' for no-deal Brexit ahead of talks with EU
19 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
PM says it's 'time to get ready' for no-deal Brexit ahead of talks with EU
Before Michel Barnier arrives in London today, Boris Johnson accused the EU of having failed to negotiate "seriously"
DIT launches engagement drive to inform trade plans
16 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
DIT launches engagement drive to inform trade plans
Liz Truss says new groups will bring trade unions and civil society “closer to discussions”
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
05 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
Committee chair “astonished” government failed to consult stakeholders before announcing creation of FCDO
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
29 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
RUSI says investing in analytical capability 'the most cost-effective means of real change' to improve UK's risk management