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📢 Last week, the Committee met with Ukraine's Deputy FM Mariana Betsa, Bring Kids Back UA and Save Ukraine to discuss Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children and the broader humanitarian situation in Ukraine. 📄 Read the full session transcript here: committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1…

The Committee remains deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza. We've written to UK Prime Minister & David Lammy to ask what steps HMG is taking to ensure that urgent aid reaches Gaza. 📄 Read our full letter here: committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

📌On Wed 30 Apr at 2pm, we'll hear from David Lammy for his first appearance before our Committee. We’ll discuss UK-US relations, Ukraine, Gaza, Israel-Palestine, China, and the impact of aid cuts on UK soft power. 📺 Watch live here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/34…



📢Tomorrow, as part of our ongoing inquiry into UK-US relations, we’ll hear from Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex, and Dmitry Grozoubinski on transatlantic economic ties, focusing on the newly announced UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. 📺 Watch live from 10.30am: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/db…


Thank you to The Lord De Mauley, Chair of the 🇬🇧 House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee Lords International Relations & Defence Committee, for coming to see 🇬🇧🇫🇮&🇸🇪 troops exercising together in Lapland in #NorthernStrike yesterday


Thank you UK in Finland 🇬🇧🇫🇮 for having us! It was a privilege to attend the #NorthernStrike125 exercise and to observe first-hand the close collaboration between British and Finnish forces 🇬🇧🇫🇮

On 21 May, our Chairman, Lord de Mauley, visited Lapland for #NorthernStrike125. Thank you to Laura Davies and UK Defence Attaché in Finland for the warm welcome. Great to see how highly Finland values its defence ties with the UK, and to witness this important partnership in action


Today as part of our ongoing inquiry into UK-US relations, we heard insightful evidence from Evie Aspinall and Charles Kupchan on transatlantic foreign policy cooperation and priorities. Thanks to both witnesses for joining us! 📺 Watch the session here parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/62…



📌 Tomorrow at 11am, we’ll hear from Jenny Chapman, Minister for International Development. This session will address the impact of cuts to UK aid & USAID for Govt development priorities-and what cuts mean for the crises in #Gaza and #Sudan 📺 Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/39…
