Articles tagged with: Emily Thornberry
FCDO perm sec Olly Robbins to leave over Mandelson vetting revelations
17 Apr Foreign Affairs
FCDO perm sec Olly Robbins to leave over Mandelson vetting revelations
Starmer faces calls to resign after it emerges officials overruled UKSV recommendation not to appoint Labour Party grandee as ambassador to Washington
MPs call for ‘national centre’ to combat disinformation
30 Mar Security & Defence
MPs call for ‘national centre’ to combat disinformation
Foreign Affairs Committee says government needs to apply lessons learned abroad to protect UK democracy
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
23 Sep 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
Report says spending plans “risk ceding further influence to China and Russia” and will “open the door” to adversaries
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
17 Sep 2025 Security & Defence
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
Foreign Office was not asked to contribute to pre-announcement due-diligence process, with vetting starting after Mandelson's appointment was made public
MPs summon FCDO perm sec for questioning over Mandelson appointment
16 Sep 2025 Foreign Affairs
MPs summon FCDO perm sec for questioning over Mandelson appointment
Cabinet Office also faces grilling about vetting process for sacked ambassador to the United States
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
09 Jul 2025 Foreign Affairs
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
Perm sec says department is aiming for 500 voluntary exits this year and has begun wider restructure by looking at DG and director-level cuts
Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on 'historic victory'
06 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on 'historic victory'
Prime minister says US and UK will continue to "stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise"