No.10 steams ahead with plans for new national flagship
01 Jun 2021 Foreign Affairs
No.10 steams ahead with plans for new national flagship
Johnson says successor to Royal Yacht Britannia will give British business a ‘new global platform’
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
20 Apr 2021 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
MI5 says more than 10,000 incidents have been recorded as campaign flags threat from fake business profiles
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
23 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
Proposals will see bases created in Belfast, Cardiff and Darlington plus expansion of Edinburgh operation
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
19 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
Cabinet Office and FCDO ‘grappling’ over China policy, says ex-perm sec
Simon McDonald tells committee departments each have claim to lead on UK approach to world’s second-largest economy
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
17 Mar 2021 Foreign Affairs
Integrated review: ‘Guide for action’ sets out cross-Whitehall reforms
Document sets direction of travel to 2030 “including in departments that would not previously have been considered part of the national security community”
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