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Amy Barklam has been appointed HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America & the Caribbean and Consul General São Paulo.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Foreign Secretary statement on Jimmy Lai delivered to Parliament on 15 December 2025.
The UK has sanctioned individuals suspected of atrocities including mass killings, sexual violence, and deliberate attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan.
To commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Locarno Treaties in London, the Foreign Secretary delivered a speech on the lessons from 100 years ago and the new threats we face today.
The UK will host a key peacebuilding conference next year to help establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine.
The UK will host a major international summit next summer to tackle the flows of dirty money around the world, which are making the UK’s streets less safe.
UK announces sanctions against the GRU as Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report finds Putin personally ordered their activity in Salisbury in 2018.
Speaking at the NATO Foreign Minister's Meeting in Brussels today, the Foreign Secretary pledged £10million to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
The UK government has accepted all of the recommendations in full.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP delivered a speech to mark the launch of a new international coalition – All In – to help end violence against women and girls globally.
A major new global coalition is being launched today (2 December 2025), bringing together pioneering women from across the world to tackle violence against women and girls.
Essential family tents funded by the UK have arrived in Gaza to provide shelter for thousands of civilians.
Joint statement on behalf of France, Germany, Italy and the UK on the situation in the West Bank
The UK Foreign Secretary and Minister Hamish Falconer, along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, co-chaired the UK-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue on 24 November 2025.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP delivered a speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Women Peace and Security agenda.
UK and Germany re-double efforts to tackle illegal migration and crack down on people smuggling gangs in Europe.
The UK, US and Australia announce new sanctions targeting Media Land, a Russian cyber crime group providing so-called 'bulletproof' hosting services.
The UN Security Council has voted to agree a US-drafted resolution to implement the 20 point peace plan for Gaza.
The Foreign Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on the situations in Gaza and Sudan on 18 November 2025.
Statement from UK and Italian Foreign and Defence Ministers Yvette Cooper, Antonio Tajani, John Healey and Guido Crosetto following a virtual meeting.
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