The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

Rishi Sunak says more flights to take off into Wednesday after first UK plane leaves Khartoum; Sudanese army accused of breaching ceasefire

A three-day ceasefire has been agreed in the violence-stricken country

Britain launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, joining other nations racing to get their people out of the North African country after its warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced the operation after a three-day ceasefire was agreed.

British foreign minister James Cleverly urged China to be more open about what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history and said secrecy around its plans could lead to a "tragic miscalculation".

Secretive visa scheme has been used to fast-track Chinese staff to promote Communist party values at Confucius Institutes

At the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet the Foreign Secretary will say the UK must engage directly with the country in order to promote stability.

Britain, in coordination with the United States and European Union, on Monday announced further sanctions on Iranian officials, including members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, it said were responsible for human rights violations. The British government said those sanctioned included four regional commanders of the IRGC. "The UK and…

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

Tobias Ellwood, Tory chairman of the Defence Committee, said a ‘few thousand UK passport holders’ remain stranded in the African nation.

Ministers under pressure to find safe route for 4,000 national stuck in escalating war