British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
17 Feb Foreign Affairs
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
Berlin-based David Smith was “motivated by greed and a hatred of our country” says Crown Prosecution Service
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
14 Feb Foreign Affairs
FCDO offers £120k a year for next comms director
Current media chief Helen Bower-Easton is set to join the Financial Conduct Authority
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
02 Feb Foreign Affairs
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
08 Dec 2022 Foreign Affairs
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
Development minister also planning restructure which could include new second perm sec
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services Exclusive
18 Nov 2022 Foreign Affairs
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services
Department has obstructed enquiries about use of ODA to support refugees, MPs say
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
06 Oct 2022 Foreign Affairs
Watchdog raises concern over 'decline' in FCDO aid transparency
ICAI tells department to set sights higher and resume publishing forward aid spending plans
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
05 Oct 2022 Foreign Affairs
'Money is tight': Foreign Office must cut spending, Cleverly warns
Foreign secretary says FCDO must "cut cloth" and deliver "on a tighter budget"
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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