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Leaders of the UK, several EU states, the European Commission and other allies issued a joint statement on the E1 West Bank settlement plan on 20 August 2026, setting out their collective position on the proposal.
Defence investment boosted UK weapons and ammunition manufacturing employment by 51% in 2024/25, contributing to a broader rise of 26,000 defence-supported roles nationwide as the sector scales up production and supply chains.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will make his first overseas trip on Monday 24 August, visiting Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day to signal full UK support for Ukraine during his inaugural international visit.
The foreign ministries of Australia, Canada and the UK issued a joint statement on Israel’s decision to close the investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024.
Arron Newble marks Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day in an OSCE statement, praising Ukrainians’ courage defending sovereignty, identity and culture against Russia’s illegal war and reaffirming UK support for Ukraine’s independence.
Sets out the FCDO Indo‑Pacific Minister’s response to the guilty verdicts for Lee Cheuk‑yan and Chow Hang‑tung under Hong Kong’s national security law, expressing the UK government’s diplomatic position.
The Defence Secretary visited Devonport Naval Base, Western Europe’s largest, to view recent equipment used by the Royal Marines and UK Commando Force and to champion defence innovation.
Over 200,000 children improved reading and numeracy in Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through a UK-supported programme; the partnership also helped more than 35,000 previously out‑of‑school children return to education, the government says.
Foreign Secretary condemns Israel’s launch of a tender for the E1 settlement project, summons the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires and signals strong UK diplomatic objection to the move on settlement construction.
Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Political Coordinator, set out the UK's stance at a UN Security Council debate on working methods, emphasising a desire for a more action‑oriented Council in the statement published by the FCDO.
Covers a meeting on 23 August where the UK Prime Minister spoke with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden while travelling by train into Kyiv.
Summarises the Prime Minister’s meeting with European Council President António Costa on 23 August, held on the train into Kyiv as leaders travelled to mark Ukrainian Independence Day.
Minister Stephen Doughty completed a two-day regional visit, urging Israel to permit increased humanitarian aid into Gaza; the trip, his first to the area, included meetings in Egypt and public calls for expanded assistance.
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes issued a joint statement welcoming a disarmament, demobilisation and cantonment protocol between Congolese authorities and the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda-FOCA).
Co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing met in Kyiv and by video on 24 August 2026 to mark the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Ukraine’s independence, issuing a joint commemorative statement of leaders.
At the UN Security Council the UK urged Libya’s leaders to seize a current political opportunity to make progress on the country’s stalled political process, emphasising international support and the need for tangible steps towards stability.
The Ministry of Defence has appointed Dan Rodenhurst as Chief Digital and Information Officer, succeeding Charles Forte; he will lead the MOD’s digital and data teams.
Monthly operational bulletin covering 1–31 July 2026 setting out how the National Space Operations Centre protected UK national interests and space assets during that month, including incident response activity and situational updates for July.
The Prime Minister held a telephone call with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on 20 August 2026; the short notice confirms bilateral contact but provides no further details in the bulletin.
The Prime Minister held a telephone conversation today with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The short notice entry confirms the leaders spoke but gives no further details on topics, outcomes or future meetings.