Foreign Office
Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the sanctions ‘build on the UK’s mission to combat Russian malign activity globally’.
Dodds warns of ‘severe consequences’ if UNRWA aid is obstructed by Israel
The Government faced calls from both sides of the House to sanction Israeli ministers involved in passing laws to ban UNRWA.
Dodds: Israel must step back from the brink and drop UNRWA ban
The Foreign Office minister issued the warning as MPs considered the Israeli Knesset’s approval of new laws targeting the aid agency.
Labour MP suggests spending money on BBC World Service instead of fighter jets
In the Commons, Peter Prinsley, the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, described the BBC as a ‘vital UK soft power’.
UK’s exports to Israel won’t be used to break international law, minister says
Anneliese Dodds told the Commons that ‘most licences’ for exports to Israel are not for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
Lammy announces fresh wave of Israeli settler sanctions and blasts ‘inaction’
The measures target three outposts and four organisations that have supported and perpetrated ‘heinous abuses of human rights’, David Lammy said.
Fourth UK charter flight leaves Lebanon amid escalating conflict
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the UK has ‘helped over 430 people to leave Lebanon’ over the last week.
Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius ‘completely the wrong thing’, says Johnson
Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell also criticised the move as ‘not a deal’ which previous Conservative foreign secretaries would have struck.
Briton ‘settled’ in Lebanon has no intention of leaving despite rising tensions
Alan, who did not wish to give his surname, has said he ‘not scared’ of the violence between Israel and Hezbollah.
UK increases Lebanon aid support amid concerns over spiralling conflict
British nationals have been urged to leave Lebanon as clashes continue between Israel and Hezbollah.