Travel Advisories
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Guide to AS and A level results for England, 2020
Key points In the context of exams this summer being cancelled, we had 2 broad aims: to make sure as many students as possible could get grades so they could…
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To end racial disparity we require your absolute focus
Around this time last year, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) published ‘the disproportionality journey of the child’. One year on, and we’ve updated it to reflect the latest data and…
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Largest home antibody testing programme for COVID-19 publishes findings
Over 100,000 volunteers have taken part in the world’s largest home antibody testing programme for coronavirus. A further 2 studies showed some antibody finger prick tests were both easy to…
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Liz Truss’ response to latest tariffs
In Washington DC last week I met my opposite number Bob Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, to warn against new tariffs being imposed on great British products like gin and…
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Provisional conclusions issued in CMA funerals market investigation
In March 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) set out to investigate concerns it had about the funeral services sector following a market study into the effectiveness of competition…
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Thea II and Svitzer Josephine report published
Our report into the grounding and recovery of the container vessel Thea II and the tug Svitzer Josephine in storm force conditions on 15 December 2018, is now published. The…
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Pandemics and the challenges of sustaining peace
Thank you very much, Mr President, and thank you to Indonesia for convening this debate at this time. Mr President, COVID-19 presents a crisis of unprecedented scope and complexity. It…
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The challenges and opportunities facing Guinea-Bissau
Thank you Mr President, first I’d like to join others to extend condolences to France and Niger for all those killed in yesterday’s attacks in Niger. Mr President, let me…
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Anniversary of the UK-Col Partnership for Sustainable Growth
The governments of Colombia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland convened a session of their bilateral mechanism of an annual High-Level Dialogue on August the 6th.…
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New UK-wide methodology agreed to record COVID-19 deaths
New methodology introduced following urgent review Deaths in people with COVID-19 that occurred within 28 days of testing positive will be published daily The approach, endorsed by the four UK…