Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 23917
Diplomatic Service: Neutrality
Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has issued recent guidance to British High Commissioners on their responsibility to not interfere in the domestic political affairs of the countries to which they are appointed.
Answer
British High Commissioners' sole aim is to support positive relations and UK interests. The UK does not interfere in the domestic political affairs of other nation states.