When you are conducting a negotiation, as leading Conservative and Labour figures are now doing over Brexit, it is essential to understand what the people on the other side of the table really want.

As foreign secretary, I saw first-hand how much we rely on our reputation for upholding global rules

There is no clearer sign of normal political loyalties being torn up than the calls by many of the country’s former leaders for an indeterminate outcome to this election.

There are undoubtedly days, if you are foreign secretary, when you are visiting a war-torn, godforsaken place thousands of miles from home, and think “What on e

Leaders who deny any culpability in their own downfall have a corrosive effect on their party and the wider electorate

There are two alternative lessons a government can take from a U-turn as humiliating as the abandonment of its plans to abolish the 45p tax rate. The first is:

The case of Billy Caldwell, the 12 year old with epilepsy whose vital cannabis oil medication was confiscated by Border Force officials to comply with UK drugs laws, provides one of those illuminat...

Reform leader will launch a charm offensive on Conservatives but his permanent opposition to everything is a dead end

A striking feature of the Scottish election results was the increasing willingness of pro-Union voters to put their normal party preferences aside in order to f

Under Trump, the US has stopped leading on global issues and shown disdain for democratic values

William Hague: Talk of tax cuts and the size of the state should give way to pragmatic plans for education, business and the NHS

So-called 'wet markets' in many parts of the world are still open despite their role in spreading novel diseases

The spectacle of ministers preparing unilateral steps to depart from an international agreement they themselves negotiated and which their approach to Brexi

When the Queen became this country’s longest-serving monarch, the humility with which she acknowledged the passing of that historic moment reflected the same se

A parliament dominated by former councillors would be ill-equipped to respond to the great global challenges ahead

Foreign Secretary says Crimea referendum should not convince anyone, UK will not recognise outcome.

In an age of pandemics, Brussels’ bid to disrupt global supply networks sets a disastrous precedent

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The spectacle of ministers preparing unilateral steps to depart from an international agreement they themselves negotiated and which their approach to Brexi

Foreign Secretary William Hague sends warmest wishes to Muslims in Britain and across the world at the start of Ramadan.

I spent much of my time in government sitting with prime ministers, trying to help them make decisions. Everyone will realise that there are some very big decis

Having been invited to address the cabinet at their dinner at Chequers last week, I told them that I was there as a living exhibit of how bad things could get.

When we were battling each other in the Commons as prime minister and leader of the opposition, we never guessed that two decades later we would produce a joint