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  • "The economic compass of British business should be pointing firmly East" says UK Foreign Secretary

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Hong Kong on 17 January 2011. It was his first visit to Hong Kong since taking up his appointment in May 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Asia and Britain - Partners from East to West

    Full text of a speech delivered by Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Monday 17 January 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improved security allows British troops to close Afghan base

    The transition of security responsibilities from British to Afghan forces has taken a big step forward, with the closure of a UK-run checkpoint.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary visits RFA Lyme Bay in Bahrain

    RFA Lyme Bay, currently operating in support of four minehunters based in Bahrain, was recently visited by the head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary meets Malaysian Prime Minister

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has held meetings with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Defence Minister, during which he reaffirmed his desire to reinvigorate the UK-Malaysian bilateral relationship.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Paras provide security for local shura

    British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

    130 personnel from 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, have been given a rousing welcome home from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan by the townspeople of Bury St Edmunds.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa meets President of Burkina Faso

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham discussed the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire with the President of Burkina Faso in London today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister on plans for settlement building in East Jerusalem

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken following reports that Israel is considering building 1,400 new apartments in East Jerusalem.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Israel and the Palestinian Authority

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority for the first time since his appointment as Minister for the Middle East.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East meets Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian nuclear threat.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New shared parental leave arrangements

    The coalition agreement included a commitment to “encouraging shared parenting from the earliest stages of pregnancy - including the promotion…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London 2012 ticket sale dates announced

    Sports fans will be able to apply for Olympics tickets from mid-March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flood spending: myths busted

    Defra expects to spend at least £2.1 billion on flooding and coastal erosion over the next four years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Office to take lead on economic crime

    The policing minister Nick Herbert has told the Financial Times newspaper that government will improve its approach to tackling corporate fraud.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Parenting leave: flexible system announced

    Theresa May announced new arrangements to give parents greater freedom regarding parental leave.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Parenting speech: Deputy Prime Minister

    The Deputy Prime Minister delivered a speech on parenting in January 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister: more freedom for parents

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined plans to give couples more freedom to organise their parental leave after the birth of a baby.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister: Gbagbo should “go, and go now”

    Nick Clegg last night met His Excellency President Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso and discussed the ongoing political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister's speech on modern public service

    A transcript of a speech on modern public service by Prime Minister David Cameron on 17 January 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government