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  • Chief of Defence Staff speech RUSI Annual lecture

    General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff's speech the Annual RUSI Conference.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Fight For Fairness

    The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, sets out the Government's new approach to tackling inequality across the UK.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dame Rachel de Souza confirmed as new Children’s Commissioner

    Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces Dame Rachel de Souza as the next Children’s Commissioner for England

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Net Zero Review publishes initial analysis of green transition

    HM Treasury’s interim Net Zero Review - the first of its kind from a finance ministry – has been published today (17 December) to inform next steps in the UK’s transition to net zero by 2050.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Staggered rollout of coronavirus testing for secondary schools and colleges

    Testing offered to schools and colleges to minimise cases and transmission of the virus with return of students after Christmas

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Government signs North Wales Growth Deal

    The UK and Welsh Governments sign the North Wales Growth Deal, bringing jobs and investment to the region.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Flood scheme team bring Christmas smiles to many thanks to appeal

    Teams from the Environment Agency, Bury Council and BAM Nuttall have helped boost a charity appeal which means more children in Radcliffe and Redvales will now have a smile put on their faces this Christmas

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  • NHS Test and Trace reaching more than 92% of contacts

    Changes to NHS Test and Trace have led to a record proportion of contacts being reached, and reached faster.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Construction of Exmouth tidal defence scheme recommencing in January

    Exmouth moves a step closer to increased protection from tidal flooding as construction of the £12m scheme restarts.

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  • COVID-19 infection rates in schools mirror rates in the community

    Study finds infection rates among students and staff in schools were linked to those found in the wider community at the peak of the second wave.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tay Cities Deal signed

    Minister Iain Stewart confirms £150 million UK Government investment for Tay region.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Bishop of Chelmsford: 17 December 2020

    The Queen has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Dr Gulnar (Guli) Francis-Dehqani BA MA PhD, Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough, for election as Bishop of Chelmsford.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New Queen’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 116 new Queen's Counsel.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan: Kathy Leach

    Ms Kathy Leach has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in succession to Mr Michael Gifford.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, December 2020

    CPI inflation was 0.3% in November 2020, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 17 December 2020. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 17 December 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Community testing offer rolled out to highest risk Tier 2 areas

    Community testing programmes will be offered to worst-affected Tier 2 areas, in addition to Tier 3 areas, to help prevent areas in Tier 2 moving into the toughest restrictions.…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Essex burglar has his sentence increased

    Kyah McKenzie has been handed a custodial sentence after the Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP, referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • European 'comet chaser' probe to be designed in UK

    Design work will soon begin in the UK on the spacecraft for a new European Space Agency science mission, which will 3D-map a comet for the first time

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  • Sellafield computer donation helps West Cumbrian school children

    Recycled laptops and computers have been donated by Sellafield Ltd to local schools across West Cumbria.

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  • Spring start for Ulverston’s new Cross-a-Moor roundabout

    A multi-million pound project to tackle congestion and pave the way for new homes and jobs near Ulverston in Cumbria will start next spring

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