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‘Too dangerous’ to use British forces to rescue UK citizens from Sudan

James Heappey insisted the situation in Khartoum is ‘very different’ from the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation.

The Independent UK

UK troops fly to Sudan as officials work on evacuation plan for Britons

Government still working out evacuation plan as pressure builds to help ‘abandoned’ UK citizens

The Independent UK

More emergency Sudan talks as calls mount for UK nationals to be rescued

Thousands of Britons remain trapped by the fighting.

The Independent UK

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Emergency Cobra meeting on Sudan crisis as thousands of UK nationals remain trapped

Top ministers and officials will hold a meeting of the Government's emergencies committee as the security situation continues to worsen and fears grow for Britons stuck in the war-torn nation

Daily Mirror

Government urged to help Britons trapped in Sudan as war rages

A Foreign Office minister urged UK nationals in the war-torn nation to stay indoors.

The Independent UK

British families yet to be evacuated from Sudan ‘kill pets’ while waiting

It comes as more than 4,000 British nationals are waiting to be evacuated from Sudan, according to Alicia Kearns

The Independent UK

RAF plane lands in Sudan as UK assesses options for further evacuations

Armed forces minister says ‘job isn’t done’ in evacuating as many as 4,000 Britons and dual nationals trapped in war zone

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More than 100 MPs sign letter to Rishi Sunak backing Iranian activist’s hunger strike ahead of protests

Vahid Beheshti sat in a wheelchair on the 56th day of his hunger strike

Evening Standard

MPs urge Government to take action against ‘Chinese police stations’ in the UK

The House of Commons heard there are four sites of concern in the UK, with the Government saying the allegations are being investigated.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss told family of Londoner Morad Tahbaz jailed in Iran ‘you’re not my problem’, MPs claim

Tory MP Alicia Kearns said ministers “deeply distressed” British citizens imprisoned abroad through poor communication, including “speaking offensively” to their families

Evening Standard

Government rejected chances to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, say MPs

Ministers distressed Nazanin and others with ‘offensive’ comments – as evidence shows chances for release missed

The Independent UK

Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs

The treatment of some families of British nationals detained abroad has been insensitive and hurtful, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman said.

The Independent UK

British-Iranian’s hunger strike outside Foreign Office hits day 27

Vahid Beheshti is striking to persuade the UK government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

The Guardian - UK

MP in call to shut down groups linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns raised concerns over ‘cut-outs’ operating in the UK.

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Rishi Sunak risks row with Tory hawks over China balancing act

UK PM warns China plans to ‘reshape the world order’but stops short of reclassifying it as a threat to national security

The Independent UK

Public must recognise ‘collective responsibility’ for keeping UK safe, says MP

Alicia Kearns stressed the need to build resilience across government, businesses and citizens to protect the UK from autocracies such as Russia.

Daily Mirror

UK ministers urged to get off TikTok as EU bans staff from using it over security fears

Former Tory Party leader has described the government's response to TikTok security fears "pretty weak" after the European Commission banned staff from using it on work devices

The Independent UK

UK MPs call for arrest of visiting Chinese governor over Uighur ‘genocide’

MPs condemn foreign, commonwealth and development office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz

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UK urged to arrest visiting Xinjiang governor over Uighur ‘genocide’

MPs also condemned the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz.

The Independent UK

Row erupts over Chinese official’s visit to UK as senior Tories blast it as ‘propoganda coup’

Minister accused of approving of visit from ‘one of the masterminds’ of genocide

Daily Mirror

Fury over government plans to meet with genocide 'mastermind' in London

The Commons heard that Erkin Tuniyaz, governor of Xinjiang in China, plans to travel to the UK on a diplomatic passport, and could meet Whitehall officials next week - despite being branded a "mastermind" of the genocide of Uyghur Muslims

Evening Standard

Who owns TikTok? Chinese-owned ByteDance files lawsuit against US government ban

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon, with more than one billion users worldwide, but who owns it and what personal data can it access?

Liverpool Echo

Stark TikTok warning as all users told to delete app

Reports say TikTok 'gives away users' data' but app bosses say it can 'be trusted'

The Independent UK

Delete TikTok to protect personal data from ‘hostile’ threats, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’

Wales Online

Foreign Affairs expert says everyone should delete TikTok immediately

“There’s a reason why China has this app. There’s a reason why they’re buying up gay dating apps. Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves"

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