That last quality explains Sir Olly’s imminent return to Whitehall from the private sector, as the permanent under-secretary, or top official, of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has accused Foreign Secretary David Lammy of racism over his diplomatic meeting with an Israeli Minister during Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Yousaf claimed the different diplomatic approaches taken towards Israel compared to Russia's invasion of Ukraine revealed racist double standards in British foreign policy.

Former first minister claims it was ‘shameful’ for the Foreign Secretary to meet the Israeli government to discuss a ceasefire

Gaza It would be a “tragedy” if the Israeli government and Hamas “let slip” the chance of an enduring peace by not getting the stalled ceasefire deal over the line, Britain’s Foreign Secretary has warned.

Iain Duncan Smith says Ryan Cornelius ‘should be released immediately’ from 16-year sentence or impose sanctions on state’s bank chairman

The series of rooms, which act "as a memorial to a supposed diplomatic triumph promising an era of international cooperation", were supposed to be the perfect backdrop for Labour to set out its vision for a more "progressive reality".

Incoming US President Donald Trump has snubbed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer by failing to invite the PM to his glitzy inauguration on January 20 - despite extending invitations to other world leaders. And we know that Mr Trump despises Sir Keir and the Labour Party because his close ally, Elon Musk, has repeatedly made it clear.

The Foreign Secretary has travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks on the future of Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime. David Lammy is set to offer UK expertise on humanitarian co-ordination ...

David Lammy said a deal to enable the ‘rebuilding of Gaza with Israel safe and secure’ will allow the region to ‘move forward in an atmosphere of peace’.

The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk ...

The foreign secretary urged the world’s richest man to “focus on the facts” when using X, the social media platform he owns, to intervene on the row. Musk accused safeguarding minister Jess ...

The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after the Putin’s aggression in tearing up the world order and back Trump’s demands for significant increases in defence spending