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“Tiggerish and irrepressible”: the UK’s new ambassador to the EU
One diplomat said he preferred to describe Sir Tim as “very tiggerish, irrepressible, not things you’d naturally associate with Ivan (Rogers).”
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Tonight President Trump has called the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria an affront to humanity, saying his attitude towards Syria and President Assad had now “changed very much”.
In the last hour, the Foreign Office has confirmed that Britain has a new Ambassador to the EU. Just a day after Sir Ivan Rogers suddenly resigned from the job, Theresa May has appointed another career diplomat, Sir Tim Barrow, to take over the post.
One diplomat said he preferred to describe Sir Tim as “very tiggerish, irrepressible, not things you’d naturally associate with Ivan (Rogers).”
He was Britain’s top man in Brussels. One of the country’s most experienced EU negotiators, he had been earmarked to play a key role in this year’s Brexit talks. But today Sir Ivan Rogers stunned the political world by announcing his resignation.
Interview with the international analyst and author, Dr Wolfango Piccoli, and the international relations professor, Dr Gulnur Aybet, on the killing of Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov.
It was as shocking as it was sudden: the Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead right in the centre of Ankara by a gunman who shouted “Allahu Akhbar” and “Do not forget Aleppo” as he opened fire.
Interview with Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flies to Moscow to thank Russian Vladimir Putin in person for his military support.
President Bashar al-Assad says only Russia, Syria and its allies can decide the fate of the Middle East, and that terrorism has actually spread as a result of the US-led airstrikes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Moscow against “enhanced military build-up” in Syria as Bulgaria closes its airspace to Russian planes bound for the war-torn country.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he would consider a coalition against Islamic State, but this would be unlikely to include those backing rebel groups in his country.
Mark Regev, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman, is expected to become his country’s next ambassador to the UK, according to widespread reports.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad admits his forces are suffering from a “shortfall in human capacity” as Turkey launches airstrikes against the Islamic State group.
As British singer Rita Ora is made an honorary ambassador for Kosovo 23 years after leaving the country, Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to her about identity, refuge and the politics of home.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began his interview with the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen by saying: “We need to talk about facts” – but very little else he said was grounded in reality.