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