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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at Policy Exchange on security.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement outside Downing Street on extremism.
10 Downing Street is the official residence and the office of the British Prime Minister. The office helps the Prime Minister to establish and deliver the government’s overall strategy and policy priorities, and to communicate the government’s policies to Parliament,...
Explaining the background to devolution and how the legislatures and administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work.
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Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020,...
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Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The Security Minister updated the House of Commons on the Walney report.
The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based...
Open government policies, guidance, news and related collections on the principles of transparency, accountability and public participation
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech at the Society of Editors 25th Anniversary Conference in London.
The Prime Minister will host the European Political Community meeting (EPC) on 18 July 2024, bringing together around 50 leaders from across Europe.
This collection brings together documents related to the government's work to combat domestic and international corruption.
Statement by Ambassador Archie Young at the UN General Assembly for the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It supports peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. The British Council does this through its...
Government appoints the National Youth Agency as the new body to run the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) for 2024/25
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