The Foreign Secretary has dismissed claims Boris Johnson asked a Tory donor to pay for a nanny and personal trainer. Dominic Raab described the latest claims as ‘gossip’ when appearing on Sky News this morning. It comes as Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has said Boris Johnson should resign if he is … Read more
Dominic Raab today rejected calls to speed up the nation’s exit from lockdown as he insisted ‘we are very close now to really turning the corner’ in the battle against coronavirus. The success of the UK’s vaccination programme and falling infection numbers have prompted demands for the Government to bring forward its roadmap reopening dates. … Read more
Dominic Raab today rejected calls to speed up the nation’s exit from lockdown as he insisted ‘we are very close now to really turning the corner’ in the battle against coronavirus. The success of the UK’s vaccination programme and falling infection numbers have prompted demands for the Government to bring forward its roadmap reopening dates. … Read more
Artem Konstantinovich Kuznetsov, Deputy Division Head, Tax Crimes Department of the Moscow Branch of the Interior Ministry in 2007 D.O.B: 28/02/1975 Town of birth: Baku Country of birth: Former USSR, now Azerbaijan Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban. UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was … Read more
Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab slam Iran for imposing ‘totally inhumane and wholly unjustified’ extra year in prison for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as the PM says he is ‘working very hard’ to secure her release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been given an additional one year jail term in Iran Dominic Raab said the sentence was ‘totally inhumane … Read more
We’ll still give China millions despite aid cut: Whitehall ministries will NOT be covered by new clampdown on cash flowing to Beijing Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced on Wednesday that his department will cut funding for programmes in China by 95 per cent However other Whitehall ministries, including the business department, are not covered by … Read more
Dominic Raab clashed with MPs today as he defended the UK’s decision to slash aid for the world’s poorest by £4billion because of the pandemic. The Foreign Secretary was told that delays to signing off cash for aid agencies – which should have been done almost a month ago – had left them in a … Read more
Britain is to slash its aid spending to China by 95 per cent and spend what is left on pro-democracy activities, Dominic Raab revealed today. The Foreign Secretary said that the official development assistance (ODA) fund was being reduced from £18million to just £900,000. The remaining cash will be used to ‘fund programmes on open … Read more
Britain blames Putin’s spies for massive SolarWinds cyber attack that targeted Pentagon, FBI, US Treasury, Nato and European Parliament The FCDO said it had been assessed it was ‘highly likely’ that SVR was behind it It came as President Joe Biden said that he was expelling 10 Russian diplomats It was over the Kremlin’s targeting … Read more
In our second extract from Alan Duncan’s riotously candid diaries, he continues to support the Prime Minister Theresa May — while criticising her in private. Meanwhile, he is finding the antics of his boss Boris Johnson — now Foreign Secretary — increasingly jaw-dropping… Monday, September 25, 2017 Interesting drink with a banker who was at … Read more