Penelope Ogilvy
Penelope covers foreign affairs and diplomacy: the Foreign Office, summits, and Britain's place in the world.
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Burnham uses Berlin visit to prepare ground for November EU summit
The Prime Minister ratified the Kensington Treaty with Friedrich Merz, launched a joint security partnership and said Britain was open to Germany joining the GCAP fighter programme, days after telling Labour conference Brexit had done “more harm than good”.
Eleven arrested at London October 7 anniversary protests on Wednesday as Israel moves against UK consulate
Five people were arrested for inciting racial hatred outside the Board of Deputies in Camden, with six more held at student marches and a counter-protest, as Israel confirmed it will strip the British consulate in Jerusalem of diplomatic status on Thursday in retaliation for the UK settlement trade ban.
Britain hits Putin’s war chest: 31 new sanctions on shadow fleet, propagandists and torturers
The Foreign Office announced asset freezes and travel bans on 23 individuals and entities and trade sanctions on eight ships, in one of the largest single-day sanctions packages of the war.