The Foreign Secretary made the remarks as he updated MPs about the new 100-year partnership deal between the UK and Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has been humiliated by Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the House of Commons as he said it would take the Russian dictator a century to invade Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was brutally mocked in the House of Commons as the Foreign Secretary said it would take him a century to invade Ukraine. Putin's bloody war has destroyed Russian's economy and caused huge numbers of casualties, said Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

No place for ‘old-style paternalism’, declares Foreign Secretary who also urges UK to find ‘common ground’ with President Trump

Europe’s defence spending must rise with “Russia on the march” and the “post-Cold War peace” now over, David Lammy has said.

David Lammy used to be an arch-critic of Donald Trump. Can he deal with the new Administration and reset the U.K.’s relationship with the E.U. at the same time?

The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after the Putin’s aggression in tearing up the world order and back Trump’s demands for significant increases in defence spending

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has accused Foreign Secretary David Lammy of racism over his diplomatic meeting with an Israeli Minister during Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Yousaf claimed the different diplomatic approaches taken towards Israel compared to Russia's invasion of Ukraine revealed racist double standards in British foreign policy.

That last quality explains Sir Olly’s imminent return to Whitehall from the private sector, as the permanent under-secretary, or top official, of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Taking Donald Trump seriously, but not necessarily literally, is the approach diplomats and ministers will need to revive for his second act. This very much includes his threats on tariffs — as high as 20 percent for most of the world and 60 percent for China.

Members of parliament have written a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, warning of the potentially catastrophic dangers from the 'ticking time-bomb' vessels.

The UK has not carried out a single conviction for breaches of Russian sanctions, the National Crime Agency has said. Financial sanctions on Russia were introduced following the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022.