Foreign Secretary's statement on the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong
Today marks 25 years since the handover of Hong Kong. China agreed under the legally-binding Sino-British Joint Declaration to uphold Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 18:19
Increase in animal experiments demands Government must act now to modernise medical research, says Animal Free Research UK
Animal Free Research UK is calling on the government to take immediate action to replace animal experiments with modern and humane methods that produce better results for patients...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:42
Human Rights Watch condemns Palestinian torture of detainees
Palestinian authorities are systematically mistreating and torturing Palestinians in detention, including critics and opponents, Human Rights Watch said today...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:40
Iran’s nuclear escalation is a threat to international peace and security, says Ambassador Woodward UK at Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on the implementation of resolution 2231...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:35
Labour responds to the Prime Minister's suggestion that the UK will increase defence spending
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to the Prime Minister’s suggestion that the UK will increase defence spending, said...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 15:34
Iran should take this opportunity to conclude the deal while it is still possible: E3 at Security Council
Statement by UK, France and Germany ahead of the Security Council meeting on the implementation of resolution 2231...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 15:32
Prime Minister meets with South Korea's President Yoon at the NATO Summit in Madrid
The PM met with South Korean President Yoon at the NATO Summit in Madrid today...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 14:37
NAHT comments on Schools Bill U-turn
Responding to the news that the government has decided to remove large parts of the Schools Bill, after its controversial start in the House of Lords, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 14:35
Criminal barristers to receive 15 percent fee rise in September
Criminal barristers will receive a 15 percent fee rise from the end of September, the government has confirmed today (30 June 2022)...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 14:34
Labour responds to the government scrapping clauses 1 – 18 of the Schools Bill
Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the government scrapping clauses 1 – 18 of the Schools Bill, said...
Thursday, 30 June 2022 13:57