British policy on Burma News

The British Foreign Office is ‘in discussion’ with UN Security Council members regarding the escalating crisis in North-Western Burma, according to a Foreign Office Minister today. Amanda Milling MP, Minister of State for Asia, made the statement in answer to…

Burma Campaign UK today called on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating military attacks and troop build-up in Chin State, Sagaing Region and Magwe, North-Western Burma. As penholder on Burma at the UN Security…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement from the British government that the Burmese military will not be invited to attend the G7 ASEAN meeting of foreign ministers in person. In an answer to a question in Parliament asked by…

Burma Campaign UK is calling on MPs and Lords from all political parties to block the passage of the anti-refugee Nationalities and Borders Bill when it returns to Parliament in the Autumn. Burma Campaign UK is concerned by several provisions…

Burma Campaign UK is calling on Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to expel the Burmese military attaché from the UK. Captain Soe Aung, representing a military responsible for genocide and child rape, lives in a multi-million pound home in South London….

On the 4th anniversary of the genocidal military offensive against Rohingya civilians, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is still refusing to act to hold the Burmese military accountable for their crimes. Dominic Raab refuses to support referring Burma to the…

Burma Campaign UK is calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel MP to introduce special measures to protect Burmese nationals whose UK visas are expiring from being forced to return to Burma, and to end uncertainty and unnecessary distress caused by…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions imposed by the British government on the Burmese military and its economic interests. The British government has sanctioned two state-owned entities which now provide revenue for the military since the coup. They are…

Burma Campaign UK today releases a new briefing paper: ‘Why is Dominic Raab Refusing to Act on Accountability for Burmese Military Crimes? The paper details how, despite British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and other government ministers repeatedly talking about holding…

The British government has announced shocking cuts to its aid in support of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The £27.6 million announced amounts to a 42% cut in aid to Rohingya refugees compared to what the government contributed in October 2020,…