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  • Human Rights Council agrees to Special Rapporteur for Iran

    …Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the Human Rights Council's decision to establish a Special Rapporteur for Iran.…

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Chagossian communities to visit British Indian Ocean Territory

    Twelve members of the Chagossian communities in the UK and the Seychelles will visit the British Indian Ocean Territory next week.

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

  • Updated advice on Japan from Government Chief Scientific Adviser to UK Ambassador

    Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, spoke to Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan David Warren on 25 March with an update on the situation in Japan.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt expresses concern at ongoing violence in Syria

    "I call on the Syrian government to respect the people’s right to peaceful protest and to address their legitimate grievances."

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Libya, North Korea and the Arms Trade Treaty were amongst the subjects discussed by Foreign Office bloggers last week.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

    Mr Mark Gooding has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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

  • Turkey, its neighbours and Europe

    In a speech to a Wilton Park conference in Istanbul, Lord Howell spoke about Turkey's role as a key regional and global power.

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

  • The outstanding examples of a generation - the Op Honours recipients

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 36) yesterday, where 28 of the 136 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by Commander Field Army, Lieutenant Gene…

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

  • Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 23…

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  • Taxing increased oil profits is justified says Moore

    Scottish Secretary says is is fair to use the oil sector's unexpectedly high profits to help keep petrol prices lower for motorists

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

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP at the Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century, Hampshire

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Press conference at European Council

    A transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron about the economy, Libya and Japan.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 25 March 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Portugal, IPSA and Yvonne Fletcher.

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

  • Rail announcement

    Theresa Villiers and Norman Baker explain how we will invest in more than 2100 new rail carriages by 2019.

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

  • National Business Travel Network (NBTN)

    Video speech explaining how the government wants to encourage people to make more sustainable journeys

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

  • Bikeability workshops

    Video speech by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Ministers praise business commitment to local growth in Hull and Humber

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today met with business leaders to hear first hand their plans to realise the potential for growth across…

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

  • Foreign Secretary: International community will not stand by and watch Qadhafi regime kill civilians

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said "forces that continue to take part in Qadhafi's war against his own people, will continue to face the military force of the coalition".

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

  • EU Ministers discuss Foreign Affairs in Brussels

    Minister for Europe David Lidington updated Parliament on the outcomes of the General Affairs and Foreign Affairs meetings in Brussels on Monday.

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