tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP 2026-05-19T14:15:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/foreign-secretarys-keynote-speech-at-the-global-partnerships-conference-19-may-2026 2026-05-19T14:15:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary's keynote speech at the Global Partnerships Conference: 19 May 2026 Keynote speech by Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, at the Global Partnerships Conference tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-warns-the-world-cannot-wait-any-longer-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-food-security-crisis-looms-for-countries-already-on-the-edg 2026-05-19T07:06:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary warns the world cannot wait any longer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as food security crisis looms for countries already on the edge Foreign Secretary warns the world cannot wait any longer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as food security crisis looms for countries already on the edge tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/reforms-to-secure-british-borders-to-be-agreed-by-foreign-ministers-in-moldova-this-week 2026-05-14T22:30:00+01:00 Reforms to secure British borders to be agreed by Foreign Ministers in Moldova this week The Foreign Secretary visits Chisinau to agree a more modern interpretation of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-sanctions-iranian-targets-in-response-to-national-security-threats 2026-05-11T17:07:00+01:00 UK sanctions Iranian targets in response to national security threats Foreign Secretary announces sanctions against organisations and individuals enabling hostile Iranian activity tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-targets-hostile-and-heinous-russian-activity-with-latest-sanctions 2026-05-11T10:10:00+01:00 UK targets hostile and heinous Russian activity with latest sanctions The UK is exposing and taking action against Russia’s hostile and heinous activity at every level, from its systematic campaign to forcibly deport and militarise Ukrainian children to recent attempts to interfere in upcoming… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/military-conducts-daring-parachute-drop-to-deliver-critical-medical-support-to-tristan-da-cunha 2026-05-10T07:06:03+01:00 Military conducts daring parachute drop to deliver critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha An Army specialist team has parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to deliver critical medical support after it was confirmed that one British national on the island was suspected of contracting Hantavirus. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretarys-statement-hantavirus-outbreak-6-may-2026 2026-05-06T15:24:40+01:00 Foreign Secretary's statement: Hantavirus outbreak, 6 May 2026 A statement from the Foreign Secretary on the Hantavirus outbreak tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-uae-joint-statement-april-2026 2026-04-25T12:47:00+01:00 UK-UAE joint statement, April 2026 Joint statement between UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/how-to-think-about-foreign-policy-in-the-new-geoeconomic-era 2026-04-24T00:01:00+01:00 How to think about foreign policy in the new geoeconomic era The Foreign Secretary has written in The Economist about the need to enhance our economic resilience tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/japan-uk-foreign-ministers-strategic-dialogue-2026-joint-statement 2026-04-20T13:45:00+01:00 Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue 2026: joint statement The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Motegi in Tokyo on 20 April 2026 for the tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-israel-lebanon-ceasefire 2026-04-17T12:19:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary statement on the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire Foreign Secretary statement welcoming the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-boosts-funding-to-local-responders-to-help-more-than-18-million-people-in-sudans-humanitarian-crisis 2026-04-15T00:01:00+01:00 UK boosts funding to local responders to help more than 1.8 million people in Sudan's humanitarian crisis  UK to protect Sudan aid pledge and double funding to frontline responders as Foreign Secretary visits International Sudan Conference in Berlin. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lebanon-joint-foreign-ministers-statement-14-april-2026 2026-04-14T14:41:00+01:00 Lebanon: Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement, 14 April 2026 Statement on Lebanon by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-mansion-house-address-to-city-of-london-2026 2026-04-09T23:25:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary Mansion House address to City of London 2026 Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper delivered the annual Mansion House address to the City of London on 9 April 2026. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-ceasefire-in-the-middle-east-8-april 2026-04-08T12:21:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary's statement: ceasefire in the Middle East, 8 April 2026 A statement from the Foreign Secretary on the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chairs-statement-on-the-meeting-on-the-strait-of-hormuz 2026-04-02T17:32:00+01:00 Chair’s statement on the meeting on the Strait of Hormuz Statement on the Foreign Secretary-led talks with international partners on the Strait of Hormuz tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-lebanon 2026-04-01T08:58:56+01:00 Lebanon: foreign ministers' joint statement, 31 March 2026 Statement on Lebanon by the foreign ministers of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK and the High Representative of the European Union. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-israels-death-penalty-bill-29-march-2026 2026-03-29T19:30:00+01:00 Joint statement on Israel's Death Penalty Bill: 29 March 2026 Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom on Israel's Death Penalty Bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-of-g7-foreign-ministers-on-iran 2026-03-27T16:00:00+00:00 Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers on Iran A joint statement of G7 Foreign Ministers following the G7 Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Vaux-de-Cernay tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/g7-foreign-ministers-statement-on-support-to-partners-in-the-middle-east 2026-03-21T21:33:00+00:00 G7 Foreign Ministers' statement on support to partners in the Middle East Joint Statement from the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA and the High Representative of the EU.