#fcdo — Public Fediverse posts

If you believe #KeirStarmer has a habit of throwing people under the bus to hide his own political moves & serve his personal ambitions, you're are right. I didn't need to hear #FCDO chief & #Whitehall stalwart #OllyRobbins give a painfully-measured-yet-damning testimony today to know #Starmer had backstabbed him in the #Mandelson vetting case, then lied to Parliament. This is the Independent article that showed me how much https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-mandelson-vetting-scandal-downing-street-whatsapp-b2961540.html

#EpsteinFiles

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news-updates. "[The] #CabinetOffice suggested #Mandelson did not even need #security #vetting, #Robbins tells MPs... 'After the announcement, I believe the Cabinet Office (CO) raised whether Developed Vetting (DV) was actually necessary. I understand the #FCDO insisted that DV was a #requirement before Mandelson took up his post in #Washington.'" This all gets murkier, doesn't it? Talk about muddied waters!

https://www.europesays.com/videos/12851/ Furious Starmer blames Foreign Office for not revealing Mandelson vetting details #conservatives #DowningStreet #FCDO #FOREIGNOFFICE #itv #ItvNews #ItvNewsChannel #KemiBadenoch #KierStarmer #Labour #MANDELSON #news #PETERMANDELSON #politics #PoliticsNews #PrimeMinisterStarmer #SirKierStarmer #UKNews #UKPolitics #WESTMINSTER

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/20/keir-starmer-admit-inadvertently-gave-mps-misleading-information-peter-mandelson. I "inadvertently admit" that I DON'T BELIEVE A F**KING WORD of it! #Starmer is a LIAR! Why Oliver Robbins chose to fall on his metaphorical sword, I don't know, I only know his motivation can't have been #financial, given his previous employment with Goldman Sachs. I also know the idea the Permanent Secretary at the #FCDO could overrule Mandelson's #security #vetting on his own initiative & in secret is utter BS! Starmer ought to RESIGN!

Very interesting, @marjolica. Not quite a smoking gun, but close.

After having that put to him, a normal person would have sought renewed assurances from #UKSV, #M15, and the #FCDO. Either Starmer didn't make those inquiries, or he is lying now.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/starmer-mandelson-commons-inquiry-privileges-committee-vetting-ed-davey; https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/foreign-offices-top-civil-servant-olly-robbins-leaves-post-in-mandelson-vetting-row. Never mind the Permanent Secretary at the #FCDO - #Starmer should go, & go now! His damn #lies have caught up with him!

#Mandelson failed vetting to be UK Ambassador, but the #ForeignOffice #FCDO overruled the decision. This was covered up.

So who lied?

Foreign Secretary David #Lammy?
Or PM Keir #Starmer?
Or both of them?

There's just no way a civil servant would hsve withheld this from ministers. It's just too big. Far far too big. Some minister knew.

Which of these large heads gets the chop?

My hunch is that Lammy will be the fall guy, but I'm not betting on it.

https://www.europesays.com/britain/9659/ North Korea using elite rugby to entice English teachers from Britain #Britain #Business #fcdo #News #NorthKorea #People'sDemocraticRepublicOfKorea #pyongyang #rugby #RugbyUnion #sport #SportBusiness

The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by #Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim #Israel made central to justifying its genocide in #Gaza.

The #ForeignOffice tried to hide how much, so Rivkah Brown spent 7 months getting the data out of them, with the help of the #InformationCommissioner's Office.

Not a single UK news outlet has picked up the story.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/02/uk-gave-90k-to-sexual-violence-report-central-to-israels-genocide-propaganda/
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#NovaraMedia #ukpol #FCDO

Alert! UK issues 'Do Not Travel' warning for Iran. High risk of detention. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/uk-foreign-office-iran-travel-warning-arbitrary-detention-fcdo-2026-s7ycr6lh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #UK #Iran #TravelAlert #UKForeignOffice #FCDO

UK ministers have confirmed that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October and is under investigation.

Official statements say there certainly has been a hack and that the risk to individuals is low, though who is behind it remains unclear. This cyber incident highlights ongoing threats to government systems.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9UpdAExP04

#FCDO #CyberSecurity #UKPolitics

The #FCDO website has no mention of the flotilla at https://www.gov.uk/search/all?organisations[]=foreign-commonwealth-development-office&order=updated-newest&parent=foreign-commonwealth-development-office, and the only FCDO response I could find is a few anodyne quotes from an unnamed official near the bottom of https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/israel-intercepts-aid-flotilla-but-one-ship-reported-to-have-got-through-blockade. Scores of MPs have written to Cooper, demandeing action and a statement, but Cooper offers only silence.

Yet again, the UK Parliament doesn't hold ministers to account

News headlines are repeatedly using the word "withdraw" or "withdrawn" about #Mandelson's sacking. That's understandable, because it's the word used in the UK Foreign Office statement at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fcdo-statement-hma-washington

This is probably the usual diplomatic terminology. But given the nature of the #Epstein scandal, it's horrible. The Foreign Office should have found a less suggestive alternative. #FCDO

In the UK, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) issues travel advice and warnings for British citizens. They provide detailed information about safety, security, entry requirements, and local laws for countries around the world.
When the FCDO advises against travel, they typically use two main levels of warning:
“Advise against all travel” to a specific country or region.
“Advise against all but essential travel.”
It's time for them to issue an "Advise against all travel to the USA" #USA #RogueState #FCDO #Mastodon #Fediverse

🇳🇫 #TAIWAN (#台灣): ❝The #British_government 🇬🇧 should make clear that #former_president #Tsai_Ing_wen (#蔡英文) is welcome to visit, a member of the #British_Parliament said following a report yesterday that the #British_Foreign_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office (#FCDO) had requested that the visit be “deferred” to avoid angering #China 🇨🇳.❞
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/10/13/2003825204

#Bigots mad at #ForeignSecretary #DavidLammy for flying #bisexual #Pride #flag at #ForeignOffice for #BisexualAwarenessWeek

“The #FCDO stands for #inclusivity, #diversity and #acceptance, both at #home and #abroad.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Biphobia #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #TERFIsland

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/23/david-lammy-bisexual-pride-flags-foreign-office/

🚨 New blog post:
WorldPop to advise UK government on big data, machine learning and AI

#FCDO #BigData #machinelearning #AI #InternationalDevelopment

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-to-advise-uk-government-on-big-data-machine-learning-and-ai/

Foreign Office is ‘elitist and rooted in the past’, says new report | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/08/foreign-office-elitist-rooted-in-the-past-new-report

#ForeignOffice
#Elitism
#FCDO

Fresh blow for Rwanda deportation plan as report shows extreme poverty and hunger | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/28/fresh-blow-for-rwanda-deportation-plan-as-report-shows-extreme-poverty-and-hunger

#Rwanda
#RwandaPlan
#Tories
#Deportation
#Poverty
#Hunger
#AsylumSeekers
#AsylumBan
#ForeignOffice
#ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice
#FCDO
#TrickleDown
#Poverty
#HomeOffice

#UK / The #FCDO has issued a statement firmly rejecting any suggestion of the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.

“Gaza is Occupied Palestinian Territory and will be part of a future Palestinian state. The UK firmly rejects any suggestion of the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.”

“We share the concerns of our allies and partners that Gazans should not be subject to forcible displacement or relocation from Gaza.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-statement-on-situation-in-gaza-3-january-2024

@israel
@palestine
#Gaza
#Israel
#EthnicCleansing
#PopulationTransfer

🧵 2/2: "Hello Ayman, once you have passed into Egypt, we will provide you transport to Cairo and 2 nights accommodation should you need it. We are not facilitating flights from #Egypt at this time. There are a number of commercial options from Cairo to the UK." So the #FCDO is telling #British citizens that they have to pay for their own #repatriation? #Brazil sent a dedicated charter for its citizens. Does the #UK believe getting bombed in #Gaza for 26 days is not enough to earn support?

🧵 1/2: My friend Ayman is still stuck in #Gaza. He has dual #Palestinian #British citizenship. So far, the #UK has provided TWO names to #Egypt/#Israel to allow safe passage at #Rafah. There's an estimated 200 people registered with #FCDO. It is impossible to know if the UK have communicated the full 200 names, and/or given reasons for Israel to deprioritise as both see fit, brown citizens last, especially with dual nationality. Today the FCDO sent Ayman this message: ...

Paralysed Swedish woman in London cannot return home due to bureaucracy | UK news | The Guardian
#Sweden
#Paralysis
#Bureaucracy
#Repatriation
#SwedishHealthcare
#FCDO
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/22/paralysed-swedish-woman-london-cannot-return-home-bureaucracy

Day 4 of our 5-day #GRID3 #population #modelling & #preEA workshops for demographers in #Abuja #Nigeria. Today we were warmly welcomed by the Chair of National Population Commission, the Director-General #2023Census & other key Directors & Officers of the Commission #FCDO #UNFPA