After a very full-on few months leading the team, thousands of pages of evidence and advice, and thousands of drafting amendments… thank you all! … development White Paper launched today, on gov.uk #UKDev #DevelopmentWhitePaper gov.uk/government/pub…

The world needs to be bold, creative and united to tackle the intertwined goals of ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change. See our fantastic White Paper summary on how we can revitalise the SDGs and move positively to 2030 and beyond. gov.uk/government/pub…

The UK will prioritise championing reforms to unlock billions more in 2024 from Multilateral Development Banks to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Andrew Mitchell and I will work together with FCDO’s expertise to deliver this priority.

UK regional lead for trade and development @tashastotesbury is in Lesotho for the first time. She's doing the Moshoeshoe Walk and celebrating #Lesotho200. She has been asking people how to improve exports from Lesotho to the UK. What would you suggest?

2023 was the year the 🌍 recommitted to the #SDGs. Now we need to deliver. Great to be at Wilton Park this week with partners to discuss the game-changing actions needed to turbocharge progress. #SDGAccelerators

Change begins now.

Tonight, in his first few hours as Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has spoken to allies and partners across the world. The UK stands ready to continue to work with them to deliver security and growth at home and abroad.

The UK and South Africa share strong ties. Great to meet Minister Minister: International Relations and Cooperation to discuss our shared focus on economic growth and opportunity, tackling inequality and enhancing global security, including through South Africa’s leadership of #G20 in 2025 DIRCO South Africa The Presidency 🇿🇦

Brilliant to see - and for interested businesses gov.uk/government/pub… Or please get in touch

The U.K. is the largest investor in South Africa & South Africa is the largest trading partner of the U.K. on the African continent. It was a pleasure to meet South Africa’s Trade Minister Parks Tau in Johannesburg today to discuss how to deepen our trade & economic partnership.

Good to be in Gaborone this morning to meet Minister Tiroyane Ntsima, Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship to discuss the UK’s willingness to forge a deeper economic partnership with Botswana in the years ahead.

Here in Gaborone this morning I co-chaired the first UK-Southern African Customs Union & Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement Joint Council with Trade Minister Ntsima of Botswana.

It was a genuine pleasure to meet Eswatini’s Minister of Commerce, Industry & Trade Hon. Manqoba Khumalo to discuss our shared ambition to deepen & broaden our economic & trading partnership.