Philip Hammond

The top Tory will be quizzed by the Foreign Affairs Committee on 21 July.

Foreign secretary is also due to hold talks with Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif and the EU's Federica Mogherini.

Chancellor backs Bank of England governor's crackdown on 'irresponsible' bankers.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney to tighten financial regulation.

The UK could host the weapons for the first time since the height of the Cold War.

Ministries have until beginning of July to reveal planned cuts.

Wolfgang Schaüble meets George Osborne in Brussels.

Osborne was speaking on arrival at meeting of European finance ministers.

New UK cabinet contains many of the same faces as the previous Coalition cabinet.

Prime Minister already announced four key ministers will remain in their roles, following the shock election results.

UK could offer Eurofighters to India if France's delayed plan to sell 126 Rafale combat jets falls through.

Constant consultations with Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delaying Iranian nuclear negotiations.

RAF has launched its biggest defence exercise since the end of the Cold War.

British foreign secretary Phillip Hammond will arrive in Switzerland this weekend to join the US, France and Iran.

Campaign groups who 'apologise' for those who commit acts of violence should share the blame, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on 10 March.

The senior Tory said people should not make 'excuses' for terrorists by blaming Mi5 and Mi6.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has outlined Britain's stance on the conflict in Ukraine.

Kerry accuses Moscow of 'extraordinarily craven behaviour' over Ukraine in meeting with Phillip Hammond.

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond also called the beheadings 'barbaric'.

Britain said it couldn't allow the Ukrainian armed forces to collapse.

Hammond said Iraq is seeking help to train troops and give them air cover.

Lindsay Sandiford appeals to UK's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to assist her in pursuing a final appeal.

ONS data shows UK GDP growth slowed in final quarter of 2014 as election looms.

Police say there was a six-fold increase in arrests, as Isis militants return from battlefields of Syria

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond stressed on Thursday (January 22) the importance of all aspects of the campaign against Islamic State [IS] militants ahead of talks between coalition members involved in the fight.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond attacks EU freedom of movement rules for abusing state's welfare.

George Osborne believes the UK's economy can become the largest by 2030.

Ministers, police and security advisers will discuss the UK's action in the wake of the assault.

New base marks significant expansion of UK military presence in region.

Russian warships also entered the English channel over the last week for "military exercises"