David Lammy
UK sanctions senior Georgian minister following protest crackdown
Georgia’s interior minister Vakhtang Gomelauri is one of the high-ranking officials now banned from travelling to Britain.
Government criticises Russia’s ‘gangster threat’ against Times journalists
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev described journalists at the newspaper as ‘legitimate military targets’.
Government faces pressure to designate China a security threat
Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest person to be named as an alleged Chinese agent.
British diplomats meet new Syrian leader in Damascus
A UK delegation has met the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an organisation that is banned in the UK.
Lammy: senior UK officials sent to Damascus for talks on Syria’s future
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK would support an ‘inclusive transitional process’.
Lammy: UK in ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syrian rebel group which toppled Assad
The Foreign Secretary said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains proscribed but ‘as you would expect’ the Government has spoken to the group.
UK and Australia aim to boost defence and growth at summit in London
The Government is to set out a range of initiatives aimed at boosting security at home and around the world.
UK announces £50m in humanitarian aid for Syrians after fall of Assad
The emergency support will be delivered through the UN and NGO agencies to people in the country, as well as to refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt
Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers.
Government keeping Syrian asylum claims under ‘constant review’ – Cooper
The Home Secretary reiterated Sir Keir Starmer’s welcoming of the Assad regime’s collapse but said there was a ‘significant risk’ of instability.