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Britain needs you’ says FCO Minister
“Britain is global” Sir Alan Duncan told the foreign press corps and diplomatic press…
Envoys mull over PM’s 12-point plan
With the triggering of Article 50 imminent diplomats have offered a mixed response to Prime Minster Theresa May’s 12-point Brexit Plan, underlining how difficult it…
Reject travel ban, Mayor urges
At the largest-ever gathering of diplomats hosted by City Hall, London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan called on diplomats to condemn the “cruel and prejudiced” ban…
Diplomats reflect on ‘shocking’ year
The world is in “worse shape” at the end of 2016 than at the start, envoys have concluded in the annual Embassy End-of-Year survey. When…
MPs demand Plan B for no-deal Brexit
Failure to plan for the possibilitiy of a ‘no-deal’ outcome at the end of the Brexit negotiations would be “worse than gross negligence” the Foreign…
UK immigration policy deters foreign students, warns Peer
Britain’s status as a global powerhouse for education was at risk due to the Government’s hostile immigration policies, Lord Bilimoira told a gathering of politicians,…
Timing crucial to Brexit negotiations
The deal Britain secures to exit the EU will depend on how confident Continental leaders feel that the European project is not under threat, former…
Envoys mull impact of Trump foreign policy
As US Ambassador Matthew Barzun prepares to depart London, envoys have turned their thoughts to who will be the new occupant of Winfield House –…
Commonwealth may swing EU vote
If the EU referendum goes down to the wire, the vote of a million-strong Commonwealth citizens may well be the deciding factor. The eccentricities of…