Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24m Keir Starmer’s raid on overseas aid has led to a 40% cut in funds for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in a region of Europe described by the prime minister as vital to the UK’s national security. British funding committed to … Read more
Current ambassador to UN to replace Peter Mandelson, who was forced to quit over Epstein link Keir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, replacing Peter Mandelson who was forced to quit over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Turner, the who was appointed ambassador to the UN in … Read more
British government also rejects president’s claims on sovereignty over Falkland Islands as he suggests wanting to make Argentina a ‘world military power’ The British government has denied it is engaged in negotiations to lift a ban on selling arms to Argentina that has been in place since the Falklands war. Javier Milei, the president of … Read more
UK foreign secretary urges action against ‘information warfare’ made easier by advances in technology Foreign countries are flooding social media with AI-manipulated videos to undermine western support for Ukraine, Yvette Cooper will warn on Tuesday. The UK foreign secretary will urge other countries to help Britain fight what she calls “information warfare”, as officials warn … Read more
Anne Owers highlights delays in escalation after crash in August 2019, after which Anne Sacoolas flew to US Foreign Office failures led to opportunities being missed to achieve justice for the family of Harry Dunn, killed in August 2019 in a motorcycle crash outside a US airbase, an independent review commissioned by the Labour government … Read more
Former cabinet secretary seen as favourite despite running risk of angering No 10 with China spy trial comments Mark Sedwill has emerged as the frontrunner to become the UK’s ambassador to the US, according to senior government figures. The former cabinet secretary and national security adviser is seen by ministers as the likeliest choice for … Read more