The First Secretary of State implies that it’s better to prolong what’s left of lockdown rather than call it off – and then call it back on.
“We need a bit of respect here,” says the Foreign Secretary, pointing out that the UK doesn’t lecture France about Corsica.
Which is what comes of the virtue-signalling practice of setting targets in law, rather than having MPs vote on expenditure.
“It maybe something around distancing. Maybe something around masks. But I don’t want to prejudge it.”
“We will be sending out another package of a thousand ventilators very shortly,” Raab adds.
“The obvious thing for the Chinese Government to do is to allow access for the United States Commissioner for Human Rights.”
The Integrated Review of security, defence, development and foreign policy is upon us. But will the capabilities follow the challenges, or vice-versa?
It allows for criticism and negotiation provided the West stands together to call out abuses.
Maintaining the current diplomatic relations would be a devastating mistake – potentially with fatal consequences.
Foreign Secretary says Government will ‘review all the evidence’ before deciding to open them all at once or adopt a phased approach.
When his family fell on hard times, education made the difference. Were there to be a vacancy in that department, he would be an obvious candidate.
Behind today’s genocide row about the Uighurs stand the Hong Kongers, Biden – and our own trade and security irresolution.
Better still would be to expand study or work visas that could lead to settlement for the most politically active, vulnerable young people in danger.