In a keynote speech David Lammy warned Europe is 'on a knife edge' and said the post-Cold War era of peace is over as he agreed with Donald Trump over the need to spend big on defence

With Russia on the march and the end of post-Cold War peace, David Lammy has argued that Europe’s defence spending must rise. The foreign secretary said for the UK to be “taken seriously… we must put our money where our mouth is” in his first major speech of 2025.

The series of rooms, which act "as a memorial to a supposed diplomatic triumph promising an era of international cooperation", were supposed to be the perfect backdrop for Labour to set out its vision for a more "progressive reality".

We are clear the deal must be implemented in full; all hostages be returned and aid be allowed to flow into Gaza now,' says Foreign Secretary Lammy - Anadolu Ajansı

Sir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested. Speaking ahead of Trump's inauguration as president on Monday, David Lammy said the "strength" of the UK-US relationship meant he was "very confident" the PM would secure an early meeting.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that “the post-Cold War peace is well and truly over.” “Donald Trump and JD Vance are simply right when they say that Europe needs to do more to defend its own continent. It’s myopia to pretend otherwise with ...

On the subject of Nato, he went so far as to say: “Donald Trump and JD Vance are simply right when they say that Europe needs to ... expect to say this, but David Lammy has been one of the ...

New sanctions targeting the finances of people smuggling networks will make it harder for gangs to profit from the deadly trade, the Home Office has said. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told the BBC that would involve freezing the bank accounts and assets of "those that help to get people into this country" illegally, as well as travel bans.

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

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan upheld the council’s decision in February 2023 and China then missed the deadline to appeal to the planning inspectorate, apparently ending the saga. However the proposals, which include refurbishing the Grade II-listed Johnson Smirke Building and Seaman’s Register, were resubmitted last August.

The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk, a key Trump ally, following reports the tech billionaire has been involved in private talks to oust Sir Keir Starmer.

Peace deal with Putin would require 200,000 allied troops, says Zelensky - Russia will return to Europe with an army 10 times the size of that which invaded Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky warns