PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
16 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
09 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
PM plans £9m hi-tech ‘situation room’ in Cabinet Office
White House-style nerve centre will form Whitehall focus of defence, security and foreign policy review next week
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
02 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
Ex-PM Cameron criticises May and Johnson for Whitehall ‘mistakes’
Coalition-era PM slams “very bad” error of combining cab sec and national security adviser roles plus merger of DfID and FCO
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
24 Feb 2021 Foreign Affairs
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
Government urged to commit in law to publishing impact assessments of all post-Brexit free trade deals, including "a clear statement" on their "net benefit to the country".
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
18 Feb 2021 Foreign Affairs
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
Conservative peer will become Cabinet Office minister tasked with overseeing future EU relations
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
17 Feb 2021 Foreign Affairs
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
Staff say tougher measures are required to stop passengers arriving from hotspot nations mixing with lower-risk travellers
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
05 Feb 2021 Foreign Affairs
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
Pandemic has created new unemployment hotspots and extra pressures for local-authority services
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
29 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
Movement Assistance Scheme given the go-ahead despite falling short of all the Treasury tests for managing public money
Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
27 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Raab confirms aid cut and pledges a 'more integrated approach' to ODA
Departmental split will ensure aid "has greater coherence and delivers most value for money", foreign secretary claims
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
22 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
Former FCDO director general for EU exit Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby named as successor to Tim Barrow
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
22 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
Officials accused of playing down impact of post-EU changes on goods heading to Northern Ireland
Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ UK’s ‘moral leadership’
20 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ UK’s ‘moral leadership’
Former prime minister says decision to row back on development aid commitments and threat to break international law in Internal Market Bill damaged UK’s credibility
Johnson will not mourn end of Trump presidency, says ex-cab sec Sedwill
19 Jan 2021 Foreign Affairs
Johnson will not mourn end of Trump presidency, says ex-cab sec Sedwill
Former cabinet secretary says those who claimed PM would have preferred Biden to lose US election were “mistaken”
PM says UK must prepare for a no-deal Brexit
11 Dec 2020 Foreign Affairs
PM says UK must prepare for a no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson says there is a "prospect and possibility" of leaving EU on December 31 without a trade deal
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
09 Dec 2020 Foreign Affairs
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’
NI businesses raise 'grave concerns' about HMRC border IT
04 Dec 2020 Foreign Affairs
NI businesses raise 'grave concerns' about HMRC border IT
Warning comes after IT director says there is “work to do during the month of December” on the Customs Declaration Service
Ex-UKIP MP Douglas Carswell joins DIT board
03 Dec 2020 Foreign Affairs
Ex-UKIP MP Douglas Carswell joins DIT board
Former Labour spad Andrew Hood also named as department's lead non-executive board member
Home Office’s points-based immigration system opens to applicants
02 Dec 2020 Foreign Affairs
Home Office’s points-based immigration system opens to applicants
Post-Brexit visa scheme offers skilled-workers right to work in UK for five years
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