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  • Foreign Office launches “Going for Green – Britain’s 2012 Dream”

    Foreign Secretary William Hague hosted the public premiere of our documentary film and launched the Public Diplomacy strategy for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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

  • Prime Minister: "We want a strong relationship with China"

    Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the relationship between the UK and China at Beijing's prestigious Beida University.

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

  • Prime Minister opens Business Summit in Beijing

    The event, co-hosted by the China-Britain Business Council on behalf of UK Trade & Investment, gathered over 400 UK and Chinese businesspeople…

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

  • Cleaners at Regent Street store arrested

    Four people have been arrested following a UK Border Agency raid targeting contract cleaners working illegally at Hamleys toy store in central London.

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

  • PM's speech at Beida University, China

    A transcript of speech given by the Prime Minister at the Beida University in China on 10 November 2010.

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

  • Britain and Latin America: historic friends, future partners

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the UK's relationship with Latin America in his Canning Lecture on 9 November.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh returns to fleet after upgrade

    A ceremony marking HMS Edinburgh's return to the fleet after a £17.5m upgrade took place at Portsmouth Naval Base last week.

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

  • 2 PARA help bring education to Helmand village

    The Spin Masjid school building project, set for completion in two months, was the focus of the meeting, which attracted a delegation of education…

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

  • £750m Rolls Royce deal signed at UK-China summit

    The agreement was to supply Trent 700 engines for 16 Airbus A330s to China Eastern Airlines, and on a carbon partnership. Business Secretary…

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

  • New plans to secure the future of the Post Office

    Minister for Postal Affairs Edward Davey said: “We’re determined to turn the Post Office network around and end the years of decline. The Post…

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

  • New members appointed to Regional Flood Defence Committees (RFDC)

    Derek Antrobus appointed as the Chair of North West RFDC and James Morrish as the Chair of South West RFDC, plus 3 new members.

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

  • Chancellor announces financial services deals in Beijing

    In Beijing today the Chancellor George Osborne announced the completion of financial services deals with Chinese companies.

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

  • PM leads largest ever trade delegation to China

    Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in China with the largest British trade delegation ever to visit the country.

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

  • PM announces new Business Ambassadors

    To champion British business overseas, the Prime Minister creates new Business Ambassadors.

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

  • UK-China firms announce deals as Business Secretary opens trade talks

    Business Secretary Vince Cable opened three days of intensive trade talks between the UK and China in Beijing today, as UK and Chinese firms announced deals that will help to cement a partnership for growth between the two c…

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

  • Opportunities for British and Chinese businesses in science, research and innovation

    It is a pleasure to be here in China representing the United Kingdom. This is the largest ever Government-led business delegation to China. …

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

  • Prime Minister calls for stronger relationship with China

    UK firms should seek to explore opportunities for expanding their business in China, the world’s second largest economy and the UK ’s ninth largest export market, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.

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

  • Latest helmet saves soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

    The British forces' latest combat helmet has been responsible for saving the lives of three soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment in the last month of operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • Space sector continues exceptional economic growth through the recession

    The report, ‘The Size and Health of the UK Space Industry,’ is the latest update of a biennial survey of British companies involved in the sector…

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

  • Government opens up carbon capture and storage demonstration to gas

    The Government today announced that the carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration programme - the three projects that will follow the first…

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