Foreign and security policy were not areas in which Prime Minister Cameron was seeking to renegotiate the relationship between the UK and the European Union (EU) but security may be a key issue in the EU referendum. The untangling of Britain's foreign and security policy from the EU following...
Brexit has transformed the EU–UK relationship into a foreign-policy challenge for both sides. The negotiations on the EU–UK future relationship have been a process in which both sides have been learning about the other as a third-party negotiator. The UK has taken a very different attitude ...
Sir Keir Starmer is giving a statement on defence and security in the Commons, just days before he heads to the White House for talks with Donald Trump about the Ukraine war. It comes after a foreign policy speech by Kemi Badenoch, who said it's "critical" the PM's US trip is a s...
LONDON (AP) — Europe’s security “is on a knife-edge” and President-electDonald Trumpis right to say NATO member nations must increase military spending, Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that “the post-Cold War peace ...
At the UK's request, the Agreement does not cover cooperation on foreign policy, external security and defence, even though this was initially foreseen in the Political Declaration. While the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement will by no means match the level of cooperation that existed ...
UK’s dual motive for higher defence spending raises problems Trump era means government has to navigate competing pressures, but it must solve its procurement woes first November 9 2024 Starmer green-lights multibillion-pound fighter jet with Italy and Japan ...
The Coalition Government has been engaged in two separate exercises which affect the future of our defence and diplomacy. At least they should have been separate. The first was the comprehensive spending review to deal with the deficit amassed by the previous government, requiring severe cuts in ...
his first visit to Britain as president, to highlight the strength of the transatlantic relationship, setting out how closely the UK works with the U.S. on defence, security and foreign policy issues and discussing the vast opportunities to deepen ties in areas such as trade and investment in...
The G7 Foreign Ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA, and the EU convened at the Munich Security Conference and issued a joint statement. In relation to future sanctions on Russia, they declared that "Any new, additional sanctions after February should be li...
President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the world, with foreign diplomats expressing shock and concern while raising questions about the implications for a consequential US election that could upend the foreign policy stat...