Darren Henry “Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly: My Journey from RAF to Trade Envoy” Saturday, 13 September, 2025 Last night we were delighted to welcome Darren Henry, former MP and UK Trade Envoy to the Commonwealth Caribbean, as our guest speaker. In his inspiring talk “Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly: My Journey from RAF to Trade Envoy”, Darren reflected on his family’s Windrush heritage, 26 years’ service in the RAF, and his mission to strengthen ties between the UK and the Commonwealth Caribbean. “Roots to... Reports
Tom Tugendhat MP, Chairman Foreign Affairs Select Committee 14th May 2018 Tom Tugendhat MBE MP Chairman, Foreign Affairs Select Committee to talk on "UK and Foreign Affairs" Tom Tugendhat was elected as Member of Parliament for... Reports
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The Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE 'What price imprisonment?" 16th March 2018 The Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE Talk in the House of Lords introduced by The Rt Hon the Baroness Chalker of Wallasey and chaired by Rehman Chishti MP. Winston... Reports
Kazakhstan Ambassador at London Embassy 5th March 2018 HE Erlan Idrissov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Foreign affairs talk at Embassy with Chairman and Officers of the Kazakhstan All Party Parliamentary... Reports
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High Commissioners' Christmas Reception 11th December 2017 The Rt Hon the Baroness Chalker of Wallasey spoke about post Brexit: it will mean a lot of business opportunities across the Commonwealth. On 1st January 1973... Reports
Global Britain and the Commonwealth with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP and the Commonwealth All Party Parliamentary Group 13th November 2017 The Meeting with Peers and MPs focussed on how we can connect with the Commonwealth as a global Britain. Rehman Chishti MP opened the event and stressed we need... Reports
Stanley Johnson and Kompromat 23rd October 2017 Stanley Johnson spoke about his new political thriller, Kompromat, at a delightful evening with dinner at Franco's, St James's. At the sell-out CFCC October... Reports