The Bevin Plan , also described as the Bevin–Beeley Plan was Britain's final attempt in the mid-20th century to solve the troubled situation that had developed between Arabs and Jewish people in Mandatory Palestine .
10-676: The plan was proposed by the British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin at the London Conference of 1946–47 , following the rejection of the Morrison–Grady Plan . Bevin had been advised by diplomat Harold Beeley . It was also rejected by all parties. Bevin and Beeley were subsequently cast in a negative light in Israeli legend "as a malevolent midwife at the birth of the state". Following
20-708: A foreign minister in many other countries, the Foreign Secretary's remit includes: The official residence of the foreign secretary is 1 Carlton Gardens , in London . The foreign secretary also has the use of Chevening House , a country house in Kent , South East England , and works from the Foreign Office in Whitehall . The title of secretary of state in the government of England dates back to
30-553: The Dominions Office . Eventually, the position of secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of secretary of the state for foreign affairs and the secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs into a single department of state . Margaret Beckett , appointed in 2006 by Tony Blair , was the first woman to hold the post. The post of secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs
40-756: The foreign secretary , is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom , with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office . The role is seen as one of the most senior ministers in the UK Government and is a Great Office of State . The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and National Security Council, and reports directly to
50-419: The prime minister . The officeholder works alongside the other Foreign Office ministers . The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow foreign secretary . The Foreign Affairs Select Committee also evaluates the secretary of state's performance. The current foreign secretary is David Lammy . He was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 5 July 2024. In contrast to what is generally known as
60-626: The Morrison-Grady Plan, whilst proposing that Palestine be placed under a five-year trusteeship regime. The admission of "100,000 displaced persons ", proposed in the Harrison Report , would be allowed at a rate of 4,000 immigrants per month over two years. From the Zionist perspective, the plan was worse than the Morrison–Grady Plan , as it did not propose partition at the end of the trusteeship period. Instead, it proposed
70-664: The early 17th century. The position of secretary of state for foreign affairs was created in the British governmental reorganisation of 1782 , in which the Northern Department and Southern Department became the Foreign Office and Home Office respectively. The India Office was closed down in 1947. It had been a constituent predecessor department of the Foreign Office, like the Colonial Office and
80-890: The election of a "Constituent Assembly", for which decisions would require a "majority of the Jewish representatives and a majority of the Arab representatives". Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs , also known as
90-842: The rejection, the British Government referred the issue of Palestine to the United Nations, leading to the creation of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine . A number of elements of the Bevin plan were similar to the March 1948 American trusteeship proposal for Palestine , proposed four months after the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine . The plan maintained the principle of cantonization suggested in
100-575: Was created in 2020 when position holder Dominic Raab absorbed the responsibilities of the secretary of state for international development . Post created through the merger of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office . Tenure Post created through the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development . Tenure Prime Minister Keir Starmer Chancellor of
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