Autumn Statement and Social Mobility
In more stable times, assessing the social mobility implications of policy is a difficult challenge. In an unpredictable period, this becomes much more complex. Every area of policy has some impact or another, and there is a danger of losing focus. To address this, the Social Mobility Commission is aiming...Read More »
Foreign Secretary to call out Iran and Russia as threats to Middle East security
- The Foreign Secretary will today [Saturday 19 November] call out Iran and Russia as threats to the security of the Middle East in a speech to global leaders in Bahrain.
- He will commit to working with partners to ensure Iran can never develop a nuclear weapon and to tackle its destabilising...Read More »
Joint Statement from United States and the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the UK
Press release
The UK Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes, Alison Thorpe, joins the United States and the Special Envoys of Belgium and France to issue a statement about the security situation in eastern DRC.
Statement by the AUKUS Partners to the IAEA Board of Governors
Chair,
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on our effort through the AUKUS partnership to determine the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
Chair,
We are now more than one year into our 18-month initial consultation period, and...Read More »
Royal Air Force completes world-first sustainable fuel military transporter flight
- First time an aircraft has flown in the UK using 100% sustainable aviation fuel on all engines
- Potential to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% while improving operational effectiveness
- Another key step by the RAF towards achieving Net Zero by 2040
An RAF Voyager – the military variant of an Airbus...Read More »