Author: HM Government

I will make three points. First, echoing the statement of the Council yesterday, the United Kingdom welcomes the agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces in late January to bring an end to the fighting in North-East Syria.  The UK has engaged closely with both sides, and we commend the work […]

UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny’s death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body. As Ministers meet at the Munich Security Conference, this news comes on the two-year anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death in a penal colony in Siberia.  UK reporting the poisoning to the […]

The UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin.  This is the conclusion of our Governments based on analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny. These analyses have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.  Epibatidine is a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America. It is not found naturally in Russia.  Russia claimed that Navalny […]

Good evening, bonsoir, mesdames et messieurs. Distinguished guests, colleagues and friends. Thank you for welcoming me to Paris this evening. And thank you Andrew for that kind and rather cheesy introduction. Je suis ravie d’etre ici ce soir avec vous. Paris occupe une place toute particulière dans mon cœur. J’ai travaillé en France dans ma […]

We have heard clearly today how the situation in South Sudan is deteriorating and requires coordinated international attention and pressure. Today, I will address three key elements. Firstly, the worsening security situation, then the imperative for humanitarian access, and thirdly, the practical steps towards a political process to peace. First, the United Kingdom condemns the […]

Britain is strengthening its defences against hostile state interference with new briefings and support to protect our universities, researchers and political system.  Senior leaders from over 70 universities attended a security briefing delivered by MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum and National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne, to increase understanding of how foreign interference can manifest, including attempts to shape and […]

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland For Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths Whereas, critical minerals are essential for the production of advanced technologies; Whereas, the Government of […]

New UK-US partnership will help secure supply chains of critical minerals, driving investment into UK projects. Partnership backs the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy, helping to shore up supplies of everyday products like smartphones, laptops and fridges. Foreign Office Minister Seema Malhotra signed partnership with US Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg at meeting of over 50 countries in Washington DC yesterday.   UK […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I will start by underlining again that the United Kingdom condemns Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Nearly four years on from its 2022 invasion, the Russian Federation continues to inflict mindless suffering on the Ukrainian people. And Moscow’s actions continue to directly undermine the Helsinki principles this organisation exists to protect. […]

Mr Speaker, I want to update the House on the situation in Sudan since my Statement in November.  On Tuesday night I returned from the border between Sudan and Chad, where I witnessed the devastating human toll of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. From the camp in Adré of 140,000 people – 85% of them […]