Airport testing for Covid ‘is not reliable’, insists Dominic Raab

Testing for coronavirus at airports is not a ‘reliable’ way of preventing the disease coming into the country, Dominic Raab insisted today. The Foreign Secretary defied mounting calls for a screening system to be introduced to save the travel industry, claiming that backers of the move – now including Labour – had not ‘thought it … Read more

Dominic Raab accuses the EU of ‘double standards’ ahead of crunch talks

Dominic Raab accuses the EU of ‘double standards’ and warns the UK won’t ‘haggle away’ sovereignty for a trade deal ahead of make-or-break talks – as negotiator Lord Frost vows ‘this time, we won’t blink’ Crucial round of talks on Brexit trade deal are happening in London this week  Dominic Raab accuses EU of ‘double … Read more

Dominic Raab slams ‘fraudulent’ Belarus presidential election

Dominic Raab slams ‘fraudulent’ Belarus presidential election and says the UK ‘does not accept the results’ as protests against ‘rigged’ poll continue Foreign Secretary issued statement today denouncing Belarus election result Dominic Raab said the vote was ‘fraudulent’ and called for urgent investigation Mr Raab also hit out at Belarusian authorities for ‘violent’ crackdown on … Read more

Where next? Dominic Raab puts more holidays into doubts after shock overnight Spain decision

Dominic Raab warned that more summer holidays abroad could be ruined today as he said he could not guarantee more countries would not be slapped with quarantine rules. He spoke out after holidaymakers already in Spain were told they would now have to spend 14 days in isolation on their return after air bridge rules … Read more

‘We cannot apologise’: Dominic Raab DEFENDS decision to axe quarantine-free travel to Spain

Dominic Raab refused to apologise for reimposing quarantine on travel to Spain today despite the fury of British holidaymakers who have already headed tot the Costas. The Foreign Secretary defended the  decision by the Department for Transport to remove the country from a list of safe destinations in the wake of a spike in coronavirus … Read more

Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo meets Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab amid growing stand-off with China

Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo meets Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab amid growing stand-off with China By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:30 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 13:45 BST, 21 July 2020 US secretary of state Mike Pompeo flew into London and the middle of a huge row with China today … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab taking on Beijing 

Black belt Dominic Raab was in tough guy mode: HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary taking on Beijing By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 20 July 2020 With a stiff-board back and a pronounced tone of defiance, Dominic Raab announced to the Commons he was … Read more

Dominic Raab announces extradition treaty with Hong Kong is being suspended

Dominic Raab today announced the UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong is being ‘immediately and indefinitely’ suspended after Beijing imposed a controversial national security law.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK wants a ‘positive relationship’ with China but ‘we will be clear where we disagree’.  He said: ‘I have consulted with the Home Secretary, the … Read more

Dominic Raab urges workers to return to offices to get the economy ‘firing on all cylinders’ again

Get back to the office! Dominic Raab urges workers to return to get the economy ‘firing on all cylinders’ again… as new figures show just one in SIX are back in the workplace  Dominic Raab has urged workers to return to the office where safe to do so  He said it would help the economic … Read more

Dominic Raab set to tear up Britain’s extradition agreement with Hong Kong and warns to be careful

Britain is set to tear up its extradition agreement with Hong Kong today as Dominic Raab warns the country must be ‘very careful’ in its dealings with China. In a move that will further escalate tensions, the Foreign Secretary is expected to announce that the Government will no longer hand over suspects to the former … Read more