The Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review gives us a chance to do better by focusing on the pandemics threat.
People cannot simply be viewed as consumers or producers – there are other dimensions to policy, including the stewardship of the countryside.
Economically and politically, Beijing takes advantage of asymmetric openness: we’re open to them, but they are not to us.
As a member of his first Cabinet, I was tested in Northern Ireland – as elsewhere the new government reduced the defict and reformed public services.
It’s time that we all stood shoulder to shoulder together, and kept ourselves safe from outside interference.
We should take inspiration from other countries which display best practice: Australia and New Zealand.
Let’s use ever-increasing intelligence – and stop the flow of dirty money out of poor countries.
If Downing Street doesn’t grip the campaign against Patel by allies of her Permanent Secretary and others, it may spiral out of control.
The Government seems to be gearing up for a big fight over human rights laws in the wake of the Streatham terror attack.
There would seem to be a difference between the rhetoric coming out of the US and the implementation of policy.
“I don’t want, as UK prime minister, to put in any infrastructure that is going to prejudice our national security.”
The blunt reality is that China is a cyber risk and will remain so for years. It has a dreadful reputation for cyber attacks and intellectual property theft.
This year’s Security, Defence and Foreign Policy review provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce Britain’s place as a leader in this field.
Given the salience of the topic, we are republishing the Chair of the Foreign Select Committee’s article above each day this week.