Foreign Office
Who hacked Downing Street?

Who hacked Downing Street?
No. 10 and Foreign Office phones targeted on multiple occasions, say cybersecurity experts
19 Apr 2022
‘No one dreamed that Nazanin’s horror would last six years’

‘No one dreamed that Nazanin’s horror would last six years’
Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
17 Mar 2022
Liz Truss’s five biggest challenges as foreign secretary

Liz Truss’s five biggest challenges as foreign secretary
France accuses UK of ‘opportunism’ as row over Aukus security pact grows
21 Sep 2021
‘After the humiliation of Afghanistan, we see the blame game in Whitehall’

‘After the humiliation of Afghanistan, we see the blame game in Whitehall’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
3 Sep 2021
British embassy ‘left details’ of local Afghan staff for Taliban

British embassy ‘left details’ of local Afghan staff for Taliban
Paperwork identifying employees abandoned by British officials in their retreat
27 Aug 2021
UK refusing to give EU ambassadors full diplomatic status

UK refusing to give EU ambassadors full diplomatic status
Foreign Office ignoring calls to grant the usual privileges and immunities to the bloc’s representative
22 Jan 2021
Reaction: PM to form government ‘super-department’

Reaction: PM to form government ‘super-department’
Three former PMs including David Cameron criticise plan to fold DfID into Foreign Office
17 Jun 2020

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Why everybody’s talking about the EU medical scheme

Why everybody’s talking about the EU medical scheme
UK government criticised for failing to take up offer of PPE procurement
23 Apr 2020
Has the Foreign Office abandoned Brits abroad?

Has the Foreign Office abandoned Brits abroad?
UK government criticised for talking of repatriation flights but failing to follow up
26 Mar 2020
Brits warned against travel: what should holidaymakers do?

Brits warned against travel: what should holidaymakers do?
Foreign Office urges against any non-essential travel abroad for next 30 days
17 Mar 2020
What diplomatic protection will mean for Zaghari-Ratcliffe

What diplomatic protection will mean for Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Rarely used procedure implemented by Foreign Office to increase pressure on Iran
8 Mar 2019
What is in new blueprint for foreign aid?

What is in new blueprint for foreign aid?
‘Global Britain’ report says Dfid could be folded into Foreign Office
11 Feb 2019
How six-year-old boy became stranded in Belgium

How six-year-old boy became stranded in Belgium
Sheffield schoolboy was visiting friends in Brussels when his UK passport was revoked by Foreign Office
11 Sep 2018
Chagos Islands: Why evicted residents cannot return home

Chagos Islands: Why evicted residents cannot return home
Islanders were removed from the then British colony in the 1960s to make way for US military base
17 Nov 2016
Nice terror attack: Advice for Brits travelling to France

Nice terror attack: Advice for Brits travelling to France
Foreign Office warns holidaymakers there is a 'high threat' from terrorism in the country
15 Jul 2016
Why is Libya being governed from a Greek car ferry?

Why is Libya being governed from a Greek car ferry?
Libya's parliament has decamped to a ship in the country's east, while Islamist militants roam the capital of Tripoli
10 Sep 2014