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  • PM gives statement on the EU Council

    Britain helped Europe take “the first vital steps” to bring its finances under control by preventing…

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

  • 2010 Drug strategy: Consultation Paper - SSAC response

    2010 Drug strategy: Consultation Paper - the response of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

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  • 21st Century Welfare: SSAC response

    The 21st Century Welfare consultation document: SSAC response.

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  • Prime Minister and German Chancellor discuss security, EU budget and trade

    Prime Minister David Cameron held "substantive" talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Chequers

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

  • UK, Germany, Indonesia and Turkey launch high-level trade experts group

    The leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Indonesia and Turkey will co-sponsor a group of eminent trade experts to provide analysis and recommendations in support of trade liberalisation and revitalisation.

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

  • Cameron and Chancellor Merkel discuss security, EU budget and trade

    Prime Minister David Cameron has held "substantive" talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Chequers.

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

  • Device found at airport - Home Secretary statement

    Theresa May, who chaired a meeting of COBR earlier, has made a further statement on a package found at East Midlands airport yesterday.

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

  • Her Majesty The Queen sends her condolences to President Yudhoyono following the natural disasters in Indonesia

    Today, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sent a letter of condolence to President Yudhoyono following the natural disasters that struck Indonesia.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas over the past week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes creation of the Linda Norgrove Foundation

    The Linda Norgrove Foundation is a new grant giving trust which provides funding for women, families and children in Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister "extremely concerned" about disruptions to the Special Tribunal in Lebanon

    Following reports from Lebanon this week that indicated that investigators from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon were attacked and prevented from carrying out their work, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a st…

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

  • Chief of the Defence Staff and Permanent Secretary send farewells to MOD

    Meanwhile, we have just completed a difficult and painful Defence and Security Review. To those who believe we should have taken more time over…

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

  • Prince William honours UK submariners

    Prince William paid a special visit to HM Naval Base Clyde yesterday to personally present awards to the sailors who maintain the UK's nuclear deterrent.

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

  • HMS Cornwall sails on counter-piracy operations

    Plymouth-based Royal Navy warship HMS Cornwall set sail yesterday on a six-month deployment to the Gulf of Aden where she will conduct counter-piracy operations.

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

  • New Chief of the Defence Staff and MOD Permanent Secretary take over

    General Sir David Richards has assumed the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff today, Friday 29 October 2010, and Mrs Ursula Brennan takes over as the MOD's Permanent Secretary on Monday 1 November 2010.

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

  • Army medic plays in netball competition one year after Taliban injury

    An Army medic has helped her team come second in an Army netball tournament in Germany just over a year after being injured in a Taliban ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan.

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

  • The Single Market is “essential to this government’s agenda for trade and competitiveness”

    Minister for Europe David Lidington set out how the EU needs to adjust in order to encourage economic recovery in a speech to the Policy Exchange earlier this week.

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

  • Joint Statement on the 2011 EU budget

    Prime Minister David Cameron and the leaders of 10 other EU Countries have signed a statement calling the proposed EU budget increases unacceptable.

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

  • European Council concludes in Brussels

    Prime Minister David Cameron represented the UK at the European Council on 28-29 October.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister honours anti-piracy Merchant Navy Officers

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham congratulated 12 Merchant Navy Liaison Officers for their work against piracy at an event at the British Chamber of Shipping on Thursday 28 October.

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