The Foreign Secretary helped to author this important legislation. If Britain is to continue to take a robust stance against Beijing, he must now use it,
There can be no return to ‘business as usual’ with the Communist Party. Here’s how Britain can play a leading role in holding them to account.
As with Brexit, much of the Tory family finds itself pitted against the permanent State on how Britain aligns itself in the world.
Johnson must not fall for the myth that China is a coming global power, or that it won’t trade with Britain if the Government gets tough on human rights.
Despite only a short democratic history, the world’s largest Muslim nation could be a powerful force for pluralism and tolerance.
My only criticism of the Defence Secretary? That he was too diplomatic.
As China imprisons three young democracy campaigners, Britain has a moral and legal responsibility to speak out.
The bottom line is that America cannot simply sit back, and wait for North Korea to become a direct threat.
But neither the American President’s concession to Britain nor the question of double standards are likely to deter some Parliamentarians.
As a new dictator and rising Islamism threaten Maldivian democrats, we Conservatives must make our professed friendship count.
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Lord Alton of Liverpool is an independent cross-bench member of the House of Lords. Benedict Rogers is a human rights… Read more »