PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 10 October 2025
The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this afternoon. Source link
Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences
A record number of gang leaders have been charged for ‘county lines’ offences in the past year following targeted police action through the government’s County Lines Programme. More than 1,120 senior gang members have been charged and over 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in the 12 months since July 2024, due to targeted policing of key […]
New minister appointed with responsibility for intellectual property
The Intellectual Property Office CEO has welcomed the new minister. Source link
Pupils to benefit from more specialist teachers in classrooms
Talented people with the potential to become brilliant teachers are being offered bursaries and scholarships worth up to £31,000 to train to teach in subjects including chemistry, maths, physics, and computing that will help boost outcomes for young people across the country. The government has made tangible progress to fix the foundations of education through […]
Bridget Phillipson speech to North East Chamber of Commerce
This is an organisation that has stood the test of time. Because 1815 is not only the year the Battle of Waterloo was won. Perhaps more importantly even than that, it was the year that the Chamber was established. So I want to thank the Chamber for centuries of work giving the businesses of this […]
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Report on Haiti
UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Haiti. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. Source link
Today, the UK announced a further $36 million of funding to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UK statement at the UN General Assembly
The United Kingdom commends Bangladesh for its generous hospitality in hosting Rohingya refugees since 2017.Eight years on, the conflict in Myanmar continues. Systematic blockages of aid and trade exacerbate needs, with malnutrition and food insecurity reaching emergency levels. In Rakhine, 1.5 million people are resorting to extreme coping measures. Without intervention, there is a real […]
New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story
The contributions of towns across the UK to our national life will be celebrated through a new competition, the Culture Secretary has announced today. Source link
Moscow Mechanism report on Russian mistreatment of Ukrainian Prisoners of War: UK statement to the OSCE
Thank you, Chair. I deliver this statement in a national capacity, in addition to the joint statement delivered by the Ambassador of the Netherlands. Today’s discussion rightly centres on mistreatment of Prisoners of War. Together with evidence from earlier Moscow Mechanism reports it shows just how widespread, systematic and deliberate Russia’s policy to dehumanise Ukrainians […]
UK Ambassador Commends Guatemalan Vice Minister Mayda De León for Leadership in Violence Prevention and Security Reform
The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Juliana Correa, expressed support and recognition for the work of Mayda Alejandra De León Wantland, Third Vice Minister of Violence and Crime Prevention. Source link