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
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”
DIT 'failing to demonstrate measurable progress' four years after inception
28 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
DIT 'failing to demonstrate measurable progress' four years after inception
MPs also criticise lack of "strategic alignment" with UK Export Finance
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
20 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
Kim Darroch quit British Embassy in Washington after cables showed he called US president “inept”, “insecure” and “incompetent”
PM says it's 'time to get ready' for no-deal Brexit ahead of talks with EU
19 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
PM says it's 'time to get ready' for no-deal Brexit ahead of talks with EU
Before Michel Barnier arrives in London today, Boris Johnson accused the EU of having failed to negotiate "seriously"
DIT launches engagement drive to inform trade plans
16 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
DIT launches engagement drive to inform trade plans
Liz Truss says new groups will bring trade unions and civil society “closer to discussions”
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
05 Oct 2020 Foreign Affairs
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
Committee chair “astonished” government failed to consult stakeholders before announcing creation of FCDO
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
29 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
Integrated defence review should bolster key civil service professions, think tank says
RUSI says investing in analytical capability 'the most cost-effective means of real change' to improve UK's risk management
FCDO admits ‘some roles may change’ because of merger
28 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
FCDO admits ‘some roles may change’ because of merger
MPs are told department will await the outcome of a wider review before deciding on new nationality requirements
FCDO creation puts scores of former DfID staff in limbo, warns union
09 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
FCDO creation puts scores of former DfID staff in limbo, warns union
PCS says new department’s policy on fixed-term contracts is also unfair to underrepresented groups
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office launched with pledge to lead global action on coronavirus and famine
02 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office launched with pledge to lead global action on coronavirus and famine
DfID acting perm sec Nick Dyer given new role as special envoy for famine prevention and humanitarian affairs after merger
MPs demand Dominic Cummings explain 'unclear' role in defence review
18 Aug 2020 Foreign Affairs
MPs demand Dominic Cummings explain 'unclear' role in defence review
Defence Committee chair Tobias Ellwood says Boris Johnson’s chief spad has twice been called to give evidence
IfG calls for clearer Whitehall structure for trade talks as it warns of ‘recipe for disaster’
11 Aug 2020 Foreign Affairs
IfG calls for clearer Whitehall structure for trade talks as it warns of ‘recipe for disaster’
Simultaneous trade negotiations could overwhelm existing structures, says think tank
Coronavirus: Failure to toughen border measures made pandemic 'much worse', MPs say
05 Aug 2020 Foreign Affairs
Coronavirus: Failure to toughen border measures made pandemic 'much worse', MPs say
Committee told up to 10,000 people with Covid-19 entered or returned to the country in March
First Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department head named
03 Aug 2020 Foreign Affairs
First Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department head named
High commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton will be first to lead the expanded ministry
Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit
28 Jul 2020 Foreign Affairs
Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit
MPs praise staff for work in “challenging conditions" of Covid-19
‘Everybody has been doing the most incredible work. I’m very impressed’: Queen’s tribute to FCO staff
27 Jul 2020 Foreign Affairs
‘Everybody has been doing the most incredible work. I’m very impressed’: Queen’s tribute to FCO staff
Head of state praises department’s coronavirus work on virtual visit as portrait is unveiled
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge DfID with the Foreign Office
17 Jul 2020 Foreign Affairs
MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge DfID with the Foreign Office
Government urged to retain the ICAI aid watchdog after overseas aid department's abolition