The UK and Mauritius governments issue a joint statement admitting that they still have not agreed a deal for the handover of the Chagos Islands with an incoming Trump administration set to try to block an agreement

A transatlantic row has broken out over the possible fate of ‘Isis bride’ Shamima Begum with Trump’s incoming counterterrorism adviser claiming he has been misrepresented

Exclusive: Nigel Farage is set to host ‘the biggest inauguration party’ in Washington DC with Donald Trump, the president-elect’s family, Elon Musk, senior Republicans and the UK’s new ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson all expected to attend

Exclusive: Trump’s former secretary of state and foreign policy chief told an Iranian pro-democracy conference in Paris that the change of administration in Washington will mark an end to the current regime in Tehran

The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after Putin’s aggression in tearing up the world order and back Trump’s demands for significant increases in defence spending

Safeguarding minister was described as ‘a rape genocide apologist’ by Elon Musk

The former Governor of the Bank of England is a frontrunner to replace Justin Trudeau as Canadian prime minister

President-elect’s former campaign chief hit out at Keir Starmer’s choice for UK ambassador to the US

President-elect’s team deeply unhappy at Starmer’s choice for Britain’s new top diplomat

Exclusive: Nigel Farage has been unveiled as a headline speaker at a MAGA gala just a week after Kemi Badenoch met up with vice president elect J. D. Vance as Reform UK and the Tories vie for support from Team Trump

The former German chancellor has spoken to The Rest is Politics podcast

Newly elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hopes to have found a new political ally in vice president elect J. D. Vance after the two met – but not everyone in Team Trump is happy

Exclusive: Trump team see Chagos deal row as ‘day one issue’ for new administration as it is unclear whether nuclear weapons will still be allowed at the Diego Garcia base

David Lammy along with the foreign ministers of France and Germany has written to the Israeli government warning about the ‘unacceptable humanitarian situation in Gaza’

The prime minister gave his first big foreign policy speech since the election of Donald Trump as he addressed the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at Mansion House

Exclusive: The Chagos Islands deal is facing a crucial 48 hours with the new Mauritius government’s cabinet expected to look at whether to stick with the deal on Friday

The Independent has reported that president-elect Donald Trump has expressed a desire to object to the handover of the Chagos Islands because it could jeopardize a key US military base

Russians share photographs of exploded fragments showing markings of UK-made Storm Shadow weapons

Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson says he has found an ally in Donald Trump to end the US block on recognition of Somaliland