Hamish Falconer

The son of Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, who served as the last Lord Chancellor with full power under Tony Blair, Falconer attended Westminster School and then St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 2008 in Human, Social and Political Science, before joining the diplomatic service. ==Early career==

Falconer worked in the UK government's Department for International Development from 2009 to 2013, and then the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until 2022. His diplomatic career centred on national security and humanitarian relief, including hostage recovery. Whilst in the Foreign Office, he spent a year at Yale University as a "World Fellow". Since leaving the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, Falconer worked as an associate fellow at the IPPR,{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title="National Securonomics": National Securonomics ==Political career==

Shortly after being elected as MP for Lincoln in July 2024, he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He stated that he was “very glad” when El-Fattah subsequently arrived in the United Kingdom at the end of December 2025. This proved to be controversial after historical posts on X (formerly Twitter) by El-Fattah emerged including describing British people as “dogs and monkeys” as well as apparently endorsing killing Zionists and the police. == References ==