FCDO’s £450m maintenance backlog ‘could take a decade to fix’
23 May 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO’s £450m maintenance backlog ‘could take a decade to fix’
National Audit Office urges department to consider reducing the number of overseas bases and leasing properties
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
09 May 2025 Foreign Affairs
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
Ben Wallace claimed some FCDO staff favour “intolerable” deal to end the war in Ukraine
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
24 Apr 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
GMB lauds "great win for security guards" working at FCDO buildings
Ex-MoD perm sec Lovegrove appointed to new AUKUS role
08 Apr 2025 Foreign Affairs
Ex-MoD perm sec Lovegrove appointed to new AUKUS role
Former national security adviser pledges to “maximise potential” of security partnership with Australia and United States
Treasury makes changes to aid spending rules
31 Mar 2025 Foreign Affairs
Treasury makes changes to aid spending rules
International Development network Bond calls changes to ODA a "stealth cut"
Tussle over watchdog panel’s access to national security adviser
07 Mar 2025 Foreign Affairs
Tussle over watchdog panel’s access to national security adviser
Cabinet Office says Johnathan Powell is a spad and shouldn’t give evidence to Westminster committee in public
Government to slash foreign aid to fund defence boost, PM announces
25 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
Government to slash foreign aid to fund defence boost, PM announces
Defence spend will rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cutting foreign aid budget to 0.3% of GNI
FCDO whistleblower hopes to get job back
20 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO whistleblower hopes to get job back
Josie Stewart, who won her case against unfair dismissal this week, says she "still has a lot to contribute"
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
20 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
Think tank argues government must develop a coordinated way of reacting to challenges created by new US administration
Ex-FCDO official wins 'landmark' whistleblowing case
19 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
Ex-FCDO official wins 'landmark' whistleblowing case
Whistleblower Josie Stewart says judgment establishes that “civil servants have the right not to stay silent when systemic failures put lives at risk”
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
07 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
Experienced former civil servant appointed as Nato ambassador
Angus Lapsley's three-decades-plus career includes time at Cabinet Office, MoD and Foreign Office
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
03 Feb 2025 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
First recipients of Humanitarian Medal are people who responded to disasters in Morocco, Libya and Gaza