FCDO 'neglecting disabled people' in international development work
08 Apr 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO 'neglecting disabled people' in international development work
MPs say gender-equality spending is monitored in a way that that disability inclusion work is not
Union eyes legal action to halt civil service work on arms exports to Israel
05 Apr 2024 Foreign Affairs
Union eyes legal action to halt civil service work on arms exports to Israel
Former national security adviser says UK government needs to send "a powerful message" to Netanyahu
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
26 Mar 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
ODA spending freeze hits climate commitments and health inequalities work
11 Jan 2024 Foreign Affairs
ODA spending freeze hits climate commitments and health inequalities work
FDCO perm sec reveals some of the projects affected by aid cuts in letter to MPs
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
10 Jan 2024 Foreign Affairs
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
Foreign secretary says new leadership structures are making the department “work better than it was”
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
14 Dec 2023 Foreign Affairs
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
Committee chairs slam "extreme lack of respect" from Home Office in handling of correspondence on costs
Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
14 Nov 2023 Foreign Affairs
Concerns over FCDO scrutiny after Cameron named foreign secretary
Peer and former PM will be unable to take questions from elected MPs in the House of Commons
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
13 Nov 2023 Foreign Affairs
Cabinet reshuffle latest: Cleverly home secretary, Braverman sacked, Cameron returns
Former PM to head FCDO as home secretary's dismissal prompts major overhaul of Rishi Sunak's cabinet
Gaza crisis: Border Force officials deployed to Egypt
27 Oct 2023 Foreign Affairs
Gaza crisis: Border Force officials deployed to Egypt
Prime minister confirms teams are poised to help bring trapped Britons home
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
10 Oct 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO seeks DG to lead development work
Second perm sec Nick Dyer says his old job is an “opportunity to make a positive difference to lives across the globe"
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Department also targets increased recruitment of employees with military background
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal Exclusive
29 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal
Home secretary turns down PAC's request to read details of UK-Rwanda asylum agreement in a private room
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
18 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
Officials have been faced with ‘strategic drift’ in recent years, aid watchdog says
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
30 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
MPs call for an unclassified version of government's China strategy to be published
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
07 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
Consular staff did not follow their own rules and repeatedly failed to spot the signs that a British academic jailed in Abu Dhabi might have been tortured
UK ‘faces ban’ on diverting ODA towards domestic asylum-seeker costs
31 Jul 2023 Foreign Affairs
UK ‘faces ban’ on diverting ODA towards domestic asylum-seeker costs
OECD says government’s new Illegal Migration Act could undermine controversial practice, according to reports
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
30 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
Zac Goldsmith said Sunak's approach to the environment "has trickled down through Whitehall and caused a kind of paralysis"
PCS 'ready to fight' as Sunak pledges to appeal Rwanda scheme court decision
30 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
PCS 'ready to fight' as Sunak pledges to appeal Rwanda scheme court decision
Civil service union says fight against the policy is “far from over”
Rwanda scheme ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
29 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
Rwanda scheme ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal not convinced that Rwanda is "safe third country"
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
22 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
Liaison Committee will examine how well government identifies opportunities, as well as risks and threats
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
15 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
Nick Dyer is a former acting perm sec at DFID and has worked in government on development since 1997
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
09 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
Labour says plans – which include car batteries and nuclear power – fall short of government’s promised trade deal