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The secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. [2]
David Lammy was appointed Foreign Secretary on 5th July 2024 following the 2024 general election. The FCDO is managed day-to-day by a civil servant, the permanent under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, who also acts as the Head of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. Sir Oliver Robbins took office as permanent under-secretary on 8 January 2025.
David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2024. [2] A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000.
In Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle on 13 November 2023, Cameron was appointed Foreign Secretary, replacing James Cleverly, who became Home Secretary. It was also announced simultaneously that he would receive a life peerage , thus making Cameron a member of the House of Lords and the first former prime minister to be raised to the peerage since ...
COMMENT: To resurrect the former PM who gambled away our future at the heart of the European Union is not an act of conciliation, it’s desperate – and deeply undemocratic, says Femi Oluwole
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is also the Head of the Diplomatic Service. [1] Entry into the Diplomatic Service is highly competitive. In 2018, 12,266 applicants sought to join the Diplomatic Service fast stream. Seventy-one were successful, representing 0.6% of those who applied.
The former foreign secretary has one day to read up on his brief ... He defended the UK’s ability to influence and make changes within the ECHR, saying: “We are a serious player on the world ...
The former education secretary has been appointed to one of the country’s most senior political roles. ... Mr Cleverly praised his ally for being a “great” foreign secretary. He will now ...