Labour and Tories join calls for UK to repay Iran debt
Former foreign secretaries from both parties say settlement could help free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
September 2020
The Guardian view on accusations against the military: playing politics with personnel
Rifkind criticises bill to restrict British soldier torture prosecutions
June 2020
Fears over DfID and Foreign Office merger to be raised in Commons
Speaker grants urgent question to Lib Dem MP after PM’s surprise announcement
Israel's West Bank plans condemned by leading British Jewish figures
Simon Schama and Sir Malcolm Rifkind among those warning that annexation ‘would have grave consequences’ for Palestinians
Seven former foreign secretaries urge UK to take lead on Hong Kong
Cross-party initiative reflects concern response to China’s imposition of security laws cannot be left to Donald Trump
April 2020
Firm advised by ex-foreign secretary funding Russian fraudster's legal case
17 Arm, advised by Malcolm Rifkind, Ken Macdonald and others, is financing claim by Alexander Tugushev
December 2019
MoD proposed Russian membership of Nato in 1995, files reveal
Released papers expose ‘associate membership’ plan and Yeltsin’s drinking habits
July 2019
Kim Darroch saga ‘is part of assault on civil service’
Unions and senior civil servants say officials have been subjected to sustained attacks from across political spectrum
July 2018
Trump ‘will empower the Kremlin’ if he continues to undermine Nato
Sir Malcolm Rifkind says Theresa May should warn the US leader on his UK visit of consequences of weakening alliance
May 2018
Abdel Hakim Belhaj rendition: ex-minister calls for inquiry
Malcolm Rifkind says intelligence and security committee should investigate role of Labour ministers in 2004 rendition of Libyan
April 2018
Special forces need to face scrutiny from parliament, say MPs
SAS and other elite units operate without democratic oversight – unlike MI5, MI6 and GCHQ
March 2018
Six former foreign secretaries on Brexit, Britain… and Boris
Those who once led the Foreign Office have unique insight into the UK’s place in the world. So how do they see our past and future, and what do they think of Boris Johnson?
February 2018
Hong Kong democracy activists urge UK to release unseen files
Foreign Office still holding back tens of thousands of files now eligible for release after 20 years
November 2017
Boris Johnson remarks 'had no impact' on jailed British-Iranian woman
Ministry defends foreign secretary, who admits he could have been clearer about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
December 2016
Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for Saudi Arabia comments
Boris Johnson may be better off in another job, says Malcolm Rifkind
September 2016
Digested week
A digital dilemma for Corbyn, and business as usual again for the Tories
John Crace
The week has also seen a Labour MP calling for questionable changes to the expenses system, and a spending splurge at Spurs
August 2016
The Chinese firm taking threats to UK national security very seriously
Overseen by a UK government board, the Cell is a part of Huawei in Oxfordshire ensuring its own technology cannot be compromised for nefarious purposes
July 2016
Ken Clarke caught on camera ridiculing Conservative leadership candidates
Clarke says Theresa May is ‘bloody difficult’ and claims Michael Gove would ‘go to war with at least three countries at once’
