i have spoken to alistair burt, the minister responsible for egypt i have spoken to alistair burt, thet, the mir foreign foiee e for egypt g i have spoken to alistair burt, the mir foreign foiee tee egypt g with him today, and i conversations with him today, and i know he is making representations as we speak to officials in egypt, and we speak to officials in egypt, and we are very, very worried about laura's well—being, and that's what the minister's priority is right now. so foreign office ministers are very much involved constantly. so you are truly feel the government has done as much as it can at this stage? i have to be honest, i have been very impressed with the foreign office, i spoke with the foreign secretary boris johnson office, i spoke with the foreign secretary borisjohnson directly, i was impressed by his understanding, interest and knowledge of the case. i know he has made representations directly to the egyptian prime minister, and the minister responsible, alistair burt, has made representations constantly, and the british embassy officials are co nsta ntly british e

alistair burt said an invitation had been made, but no date had been set. can the minister confirm that if we are to maintain that he will maintain a robust decision to sit a two state solution, although i suggest it begins by pointing out where jerusalem is. he will be aware that one of the most previous consequences is one of the most previous consequences is the impact on palestinian public opinion, more people are giving up on a two state solution. with britain's historical response abilities, would it not be the time to honour the overwhelming vote in this house in 2014 and recognise palestine as a state? recognition of the state of palestine is not necessarily a consequence of what we heard yesterday. it is not a tit—for—tat, it is more important than that. accordingly, it should be a decision made by the uk at a time when we believe it is in the best interest toa believe it is in the best interest to a mac of the process of peace. that is the view and that is the view from now. is the reality that the peace process has been stalled for 24 years and w

alistair burt said an invitation had been made, but no date had been set. that the peace process has been stalled for 2h years? since 1993. and what we do need now, following this announcement, is direct peace talks between the state of israel and palestinian representatives? if we can get from the united nations a brokered position whereby those peace talks start, actually this could end up being quite a good decision. i have no sense that yesterday's decision made a contribution to advancing the peace process. the foreign office minister alastair burt. now, the news was announced in the week of the death of the 1960s model christine keeler, the last of the principal players in one of britain's great political sex scandals. she became famous for her part in the scandal, which shook harold macmillan's government. duncan smith explains. in 1963, the secretary of state for work, john profumo, in 1963, the secretary of state for war, john profumo, was forced to resign after admitting lying to the house of commons after admitting his affair. christine keeler wa

i am confident that the minister, alistair burt, who is responsible for egypt, will be on the phone prettyo try to get this sorry saga to a happier ending. it is a tragedy for laura plummer and herfamily, but it's bad for british citizens who want to visit egypt on holiday as well. as i say, the egyptian authorities need to be mindful of that. two people have died including a police officer following a collision in sheffield last night. police were responding to an incident when it collided with a citreon c3 travelling in the opposite direction on the a57. the 46—year—old police officer driving the car was pronounced dead shortly after the incident and a 61—year—old woman, who was a passenger in the citroen was taken to hospital but passed away shortly after. an investigation is under way the cause of the incident. the universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. he'll say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. some universities and student groups have refuse

i am confident that the minister, alistair burt, who is responsible for egypt, will be on the phone prettytry to get this sorry saga to a happier ending. it is a tragedy for laura plummer and herfamily, but it's bad for british citizens who want to visit egypt on holiday as well. as i say, the egyptian authorities need to be mindful of that. the universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. he'll say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, as edward curwen reports. time spent at university must open minds, not close them. that's the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister, who will today set out a firm defence of free speech on campus. speaking at a jewish cultural festival in birmingham, he will say students must be free to challenge each other‘s views, and groups seeking to stifle those who do not agree with them must be stopped. his defence of open debate comes after speakers on subject

as alistair burt was making clear, britain does not support the decision.el controlled the west, jordan administered the largely palestinian east, including the old city. then came the war of 1967, in six days, the same time it took the god of the old testament to create the world, israel redrew the map of the world, israel redrew the map of the middle east. the shape of the current conflict has its roots in that historical moment. israel seized the eastern part of the city and expanded the city limits. under international law, eastjerusalem and expanded the city limits. under international law, east jerusalem is occupied territory and the palestinians want to see it become the capital of a future independent state. in 1995, congress passed an act requiring the us government to move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. since then, every six months, every president has deferred that move on the grounds of national security. president 0bama‘s successor promised to put an end to it. this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. it is also the