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  • HMG expresses concern about sentencing in Bolotnaya case

    HMG spokesperson calls on Russia to apply the rule of law and to protect the right to freedom of assembly and expression

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

  • Foreign Secretary saddened and disappointed by Ugandan anti-homosexuality law

    William Hague: this bill will increase persecution and discrimination of Ugandans, as well as damage Uganda’s reputation internationally

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

  • Royal Navy ship assists in Caribbean drugs bust

    Another multi-million-pound cocaine seizure for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) naval support ship Wave Knight.

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

  • Creating a fair and flexible private rented sector

    Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has emphasised the need to create a fairer, more flexible private rented sector.

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

  • Bereaved families at the heart of the coroner system

    Bereaved loved ones will be put at the heart of the coroner system, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today as he launched a new guide for people who have to become involved with inquests.

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

  • HMRC campaign targets offshore account holders in fresh clamp-down on tax evasion

    Chancellor George Osborne launches the campaign as G20 ministers agree next steps in global fight against tax avoidance and evasion.

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

  • UK Acting Ambassador opens Gambian legal seminar

    British Embassy Banjul opens legal seminar run by the West African Law Institute

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

  • UK offers co-operation in the security and defence sphere in Bulgaria

    British Ambassador delivers a speech at the East West Defence Co-operation and Security Conference in Bulgaria.

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

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer to visit Singapore

    Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will visit Singapore on 24 February.

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

  • Financial Secretary on Islamic finance and Help to Buy

    A speech by the Financial Secretary on Islamic finance and the new Help to Buy scheme rules.

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

  • Minimum earnings threshold for EEA migrants introduced

    Migrants from the EEA who claim to have been in work or self-employed to get benefits, will face a more robust test from 1 March 2014.

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

  • Statement on the judgement on the removal of the spare room subsidy

    Statement on the Court of Appeal judgement on the removal of the spare room subsidy.

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

  • Successful visit by London School of Economics to Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca

    A representative from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) gave talks in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca from the 17th-19th February

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

  • 'We must not overlook the importance of justice, accountability and the protection of human rights'

    Statement by UK Ambassador Lyall Grant at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Countries…

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

  • The UK supports transformational public finance reform in the DRC

    The UK will provide £15m over three years to support the reform of the public finance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

  • Bristol & West tax avoidance plan loses again

    Bristol & West plc, owned by Bank of Ireland, has lost its second attempt to avoid £27 million of corporation tax by claiming that there was a loophole in the law governing the taxation of derivatives.

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

  • Public appointments for the Judicial Appointments Commission

    Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of six new Commissioners and re-appointment of Professor Lloyd as a Commissioner and of Christopher Stephens as Chair of the JAC.

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

  • The Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) 2014/15 call for bids

    The Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) is the FCO’s dedicated fund supporting human rights and democracy work overseas.

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

  • Hotel developers meet with Governor

    The investors behind major new hotel developments planned for Providenciales met with Governor Peter Beckingham on Monday, 17 February 2014.

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

  • UK and Brazil in Partnership with Africa for Prosperity

    UK and Brazil in Partnership with Africa for Prosperity

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