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  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 10 February 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: AV vote, GCHQ visit, council leaders letter, prisoner voting and Egypt.

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

  • 'Can do' councils come to fore

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles praises ‘can do’ councils who are acting to protect frontline services and local Council Tax payers.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands opposition party

    Minister for the Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham met with Doug Parnell, Leader of the People's Democratic Movement of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

  • Egyptian authorities should "meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people"

    Prime Minister David Cameron updated parliament on last week's European Council conclusions on Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "We are on the side of a stable democratic future for Egypt"

    In an interview on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 on Sunday 6 February, Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the current situation in Egypt.

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

  • EU Ministers discuss Egypt, Belarus, Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan

    Minister for Europe David Lidington updated Parliament on the discussions at the Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils in Brussels this week.

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

  • All councils should be transparent from today

    All councils should have opened their books up to public scrutiny by the end of today (31 January 2011).

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

  • Counter Fraud Champions to help crackdown on fraud

    Francis Maude has launched a new network of Counter Fraud Champions, based in all major government departments, to counter fraud and error.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the new Afghan Parliament

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that stable and inclusive politics will be vital in securing Afghanistan’s future.

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

  • Welsh Secretary comments on Electoral Commission decision

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has noted the decision of the Electoral Commission not to designate official Yes and No campaigns.

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

  • Final countdown begins to full council transparency

    Councils have been put on a week’s notice to get their books open for public scrutiny, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today, 25…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister calls for new ideas to increase democracy

    Nick Clegg calls for new ideas to help improve the rates of young people and other under-represented groups registering to vote.

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

  • Hugo Swire MP publishes government response to consultation on political donations in Northern Ireland

    The government's response to the public consultation on the confidentiality arrangements that apply to donations and loans to Northern Ireland political parties.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister: Gbagbo should “go, and go now”

    Nick Clegg last night met His Excellency President Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso and discussed the ongoing political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.

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

  • Press conference with the French Prime Minister

    A transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron and the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in London on 13 January 2011.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 13 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: President Van Rompuy, Fuel, Alternative Vote.

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

  • "No more powers should be moved from Britain to the EU"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in the Sunday Telegraph in advance of the EU Bill reaching committee stage in Parliament on Tuesday.

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

  • Foreign Secretary says cooperation with France makes a vital contribution to Foreign Office priorities

    Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday met his new French counterpart, Madame Michele Alliot-Marie.

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

  • Paterson appoints New Parades Commission

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP today announced the appointment of Peter Osborne as Chair of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland and six new Commission members.

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

  • Government frees Stoke to take forward improvement locally

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill returned local leadership to Stoke today by dissolving the top-down governance board that has overseen the…

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