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  • Defamation Act reforms libel law

    Large scale reforms to the law governing cases of defamation have today become law as the Defamation Bill gains Royal Assent.

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

  • Will we rise to the challenge of an ageing society?

    We all need to do more, across the whole system, to help people with long term conditions.

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

  • Ben Guiron letter presented to Israeli PM

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu given a 1947 letter advocating the two-state solution

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

  • Britain’s biggest music festival: a summer of free community concerts

    Communities Minister Don Foster has announced that 250 free concerts will go ahead this summer, featuring the best of local musical talent.

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

  • UK to protect up to 360 million children against polio

    New British aid announced today will step up efforts to vaccinate more children in developing countries to create a polio-free world

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

  • Short-term insurance cover for Greece

    Restriction on short-term insurance cover for Greek exports lifted.

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

  • DFID Director General for Country Programmes visits Ghana

    DFID's Director General for Country Programmes Joy Hutcheon paid a two-day visit to Ghana on 17th and 18th April 2013.

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

  • Japan Prosperity Fund: call for proposals

    The British Embassy Tokyo invites interested parties to submit bids for project funding to the Japan Prosperity Fund Programme Office.

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

  • Call for Project Proposals - Bilateral Programme Fund

    The British Embassy in Phnom Penh is pleased to announce a Call for Project Proposals for the period April 2013 to March 2014.

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

  • General, Foreign & Defence Foreign Affairs Councils: 22-23 April

    Foreign Officer Minister, David Lidington, updated Parliament on the General Affairs, Foreign Affairs & Defence Foreign Affairs Councils.

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

  • Perspectives from British Ambassador Peter Westmacott on Financial Regulatory Reform & Free Trade

    Ambassador Westmacott's speech on the future of the UK’s economy, financial reform and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

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

  • Ambassador Scott Wightman calls on Korean Deputy Prime Minister

    British Ambassador Scott Wightman had a meeting with Korean Deputy Prime Minister to exchange their views for strong bilateral relationship.

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

  • Speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer, RT Hon George Osborne MP: high-growth firms

    A Speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer about high-growth firms and entrepreneurship.

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

  • Launch of the Association of Colleges South Africa

    On April 25 2013, British High Commissioner to South Africa Nicola Brewer attended the launch of the Association of Colleges South Africa.

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

  • Hidden nature of human trafficking revealed

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Immigration Minister Mark Harper visited an exhibition highlighting the hidden nature of modern day slavery.

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

  • UK delegation to business summit to enhance ties with China

    The delegation's aim was to establish connections with Chinese business partners and to deepen commercial ties between the UK and China.

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

  • Return to Pune: Britain, the states, and India

    British High Commissioner Sir James Bevan's speech to British Business Group.

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

  • Homelessness pot open for bids

    Bids are open for the final round of the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund.

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

  • Testing times: Fighting culture’s corner in an age of austerity

    Keynote Arts Speech by Culture Secretary Maria Miller.

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

  • "All parties in Syria must ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver life-saving aid"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East.

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