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  • One year to go until London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    On July 27 2012, the Games will open with a spectacular ceremony in London to welcome the world to Britain. Foreign Office staff around the globe are marking the year to go milestone with a wide range of celebratory events a…

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

  • Foreign Secretary on London 2012 Olympics Games

    To mark a year to go until the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics begin in London, Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses the Games and what they mean for Britain and the rest of the world.

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

  • Libyan Charge d’Affaires to be expelled from UK

    All remaining Libyan diplomats are being expelled. The Libyan Ambassador was expelled in May.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "Yemeni Government must protect its citizens"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi in London on 27 July 2011.

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

  • Minister for Europe expresses concern about violence in northern Kosovo

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK calls on all communities in Kosovo to "work together to resolve their differences peacefully".

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

  • The Commonwealth "at the heart of British foreign policy”

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has set out how the UK has embedded the Commonwealth in its foreign policy thinking and called on the organisation to realise its potential as an inspirational and effective advocate of democracy and human rights.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns executions in Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the execution of two people in Gaza on Tuesday.

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

  • The Commonwealth is "back at the heart of British Foreign Policy"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague reaffirms that the Commonwealth is “back at the very heart of British foreign policy” and highlights the active steps the Government is taking to embed the 54-member organisation in UK foreign policy thinking.

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

  • HMS Somerset hosts families prior to deployment

    Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has hosted a families day at sea ahead of the ship's forthcoming deployment on operations off the Horn of Africa.

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

  • RAF in cliff-side driver rescue

    An RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) team yesterday helped rescue a woman who plunged towards a cliff edge in Cornwall in her car. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • Consultation on the distribution of funding to local authorities

    The Department of Health will need to allocate funding for four duties that will pass from the NHS and DH to local authorities, subject to the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill.

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

  • Supporting personal assistants working in adult social care

    New ‘Framework for Personal Assistants’ to make it easier for people with disabilities to employ PAs.

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

  • Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme dispute resolution decisions published

    Two decisions by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Dispute Resolution Panel have been published.

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

  • Occupational pension schemes: definition of ‘money purchase benefits’

    The government's response to the Supreme Court's judgment on the meaning of ‘money purchase benefits’ in pensions law.

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

  • The banking landscape since the general election

    The banking landscape since the general election It is 15 months since I worked with Which? on its Banking Commission, before joining the Coalition…

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

  • 2011/07/26 - 1958 UK/US Mutual Defence Agreement Stocktake

    Speech delivered by Minister for International Security Strategy at 1 Carlton Gardens, London on Tuesday 26 July 2011.

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

  • Minister for Latin America visits Bolivia

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will visit Bolivia on 26 and 27 July to further strengthen the relationship between the UK and Bolivia.

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

  • Commonwealth – the soft power network of the future

    Lord Howell: 'We want the Commonwealth to play a key role in the unfolding opportunities and challenges that our increasingly networked world brings.'

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

  • HMS Sutherland supporting Libya operations

    Having temporarily detached from the Cougar deployment and the Responsive Force Task Group (RFTG), HMS Sutherland relieved her sister ship HMS…

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

  • Reconstruction team head sees progress in Nad 'Ali

    The head of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) says he is impressed by the progress being made by Royal Marines from 42 Commando in Nad 'Ali (North), after visiting villages in the area

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