All the updated news related to stephen doughty

All the news related to stephen doughty updated in real time

Found 16

forstephen doughty

Order by:

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said reports that the British High Commission in Mauritius had its phones hacked would prove the Mauritian government is a “bad actor” if true. Ministers also faced questions on whether British withdrawal from the ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:49

Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius ‘completely the wrong thing’, says Johnson

Ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was “completely the wrong thing to do”, former prime minister Boris Johnson has warned. His former colleague, shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell, has also criticised the move as “not a deal” which ...

06 Oct 2024 at 12:12

‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage

Nigel Farage has claimed there is “outright hostility” in the US to the UK’s deal with Mauritius to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. The Reform UK leader, who has been a long-time backer of President-elect Donald Trump and ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:05

Labour MP urges Government to seize frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

A Labour MP has urged the Government to stop “making policy on an imaginary future” and seize frozen Russian assets to support the Ukrainian war effort. Blair McDougall said the frozen assets should be used in full to ensure Ukraine is ...

06 Jan 2025 at 21:08

Minister criticised for ‘too hysterical’ remark during LGBT+ hate crime debate

A Home Office minister has been criticised for saying people should not be “too hysterical” when raising concerns over LGBT+ hate crimes. Sarah Dines said any form of hate crime is “unacceptable” before insisting the UK is still ...

19 Oct 2023 at 09:08

Scottish Government urges UK Government to put pressure on Lukashenko regime

Scotland’s External Affairs and Health Secretaries are urging the UK Government to put pressure on the Lukashenko regime in Belarus to ensure the release of all political prisoners. In a letter sent on Human Rights Day on ...

10 Dec 2024 at 17:54

Keir Starmer insists Chagos deal necessary to safeguard national security

Sir Keir Starmer has warned national security could be put at risk without a deal to give “legal certainty” over the status of the Chagos Islands and the strategically important Diego Garcia military base. The UK has ...

05 Feb 2025 at 14:53

Starmer: Chagos deal necessary to give legal certainty for Diego Garcia base

National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius in a deal set to cost the UK taxpayer billions, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Government plans to cede sovereignty over the ...

05 Feb 2025 at 17:40

Government declines to put date on when Chagos Islands deal will be agreed

The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite Downing Street saying it was being “finalised”. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty ...

02 Apr 2025 at 17:47

Attacks on Ukraine a sobering reminder of Russia’s ‘barbaric war’, says minister

Attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine are a “sobering reminder” of Russia’s “barbaric war”, a Foreign Office minister has said. Eighteen people, including nine children, were killed on Friday by a Russian ...

05 Apr 2025 at 15:23

MPs push for Russian asset seizures as Government targets tech and diamond trade

Several MPs have suggested the Government should move beyond sanctions and seize Russian assets, as they approved new measures targeting the tech and diamond trades. Introducing the Russia (Sanctions) (EU ...

14 May 2025 at 20:15

UK restricts export of video game controllers to Russia amid use to pilot drones

Video game controllers used by Moscow to pilot drones in Ukraine are among the items which the Government has banned from being exported to Russia, the Foreign Office has announced. Some 150 new trade ...

24 Apr 2025 at 13:59

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.