Foreign Office and Department for International Development to merge

Boris Johnson announces huge shake-up, with merged ministry to be led by Dominic Raab

Boris Johnson has announced a massive reshaping of Britain's foreign policy priorities by merging the Department for International Development with the Foreign Office under the leadership of the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab.

Distinctions between diplomacy and overseas development are artificial and outdated," the prime minister claimed, as he announced the change to MPs.