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Michael Moore was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2010. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in May 2005. Education Michael was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and Edinburgh University, where he studied...
Alyson King is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She took up her appointment in April 2023. Alyson most recently served as Deputy Head of Mission in Beirut, Lebanon, and before that, as the UK government’s...
The minister’s responsibilities include: pensioner benefits, including new State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments, Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance private and occupational pensions, including regulatory powers and the National Employment Savings Trust ( NEST ) automatic enrolment into a workplace pension...
Tom Kelly was appointed strategic director for stakeholder engagement at HS2 Ltd in 2018. He has been with the company since 2013 and was previously strategic communications adviser, reporting to the Chairman. Before joining HS2 Ltd he was Network Rail’s...
A UK government spokesperson statement issued on 12 July on the South China Sea
The alliance brings together education, children’s, social and health services to raise school attendance.
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office business, including: overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team Cabinet foreign policy and National Security Council strategy intelligence policy honours
The FCDO has issued a statement in response to allegations that UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel.
Helen Bower has been appointed as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson.
The FCDO condemns recent antisemitic remarks made by President Abbas.
Contact information for the Department for Education’s media team.
The King was pleased to approve the following government appointments.
James Slack will be the new Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson.
Advice to Allegra Stratton, former Prime Minister’s COP26 spokesperson, Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Lord Keen of Elie QC has been appointed as spokesperson for the Home Office in the House of Lords.
Lord Keen of Elie QC has been appointed as Spokesperson for Ministry of Justice business in the House of Lords
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang's Sunan area on Friday, according to reports by the South Korean military.
Following the arrests of over 1,000 peaceful protesters in Moscow, the UK government has released a statement.
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