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  • David Willetts Comments on the Sir Martin Harris Report

    “This is a very valuable report. It signals yet again the importance of providing better information, advice and guidance. The report recognises…

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

  • Secretary of State welcomes an end to the overnight detention of children in Dungavel

    …The UK Government's decision to end the overnight detention of children in Dungavel is an initial signal of how the new politics will work to make Scotland a better place, the Secretary of State for Scotland said today (Wednesday 19 May).…

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

  • Policing minister visits Bournemouth

    Newly-appointed minister Nick Herbert learns about the challenges of policing the Dorset night-time economy.

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

  • Police reform: Theresa May's speech to the Police Federation

    Home Secretary's speech to the Police Federation on 19 May 2010 in Bournemouth. This copy of the text is check against delivery.

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

  • Sri Lanka: one year on from conflict

    How DFID support has helped people displaced by conflict.

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

  • The Home Office ministerial team confirmed

    The top team at the Home Office is now in place and their work has begun. Find out who they are and what they'll be doing.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the CBI Annual Dinner, Grosvenor House Hotel, London

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • New Ministerial team visits North Wales

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan was on her first visit to North Wales to see the latest developments taking place at the OpTIC Glyndwr…

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

  • Local Government Minister Grant Shapps hails victory for common sense

    Grant Shapps, Minister for Local Government, said: “Ahead of the world cup, communities across England will want to wave the flag of St …

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

  • Almost home: restarting life after conflict in Sri Lanka's 'rice bowl'

    Helping displace people return home after conflict is one of the first steps towards building peace and stability

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  • Jeremy Browne: “No doubt about our sovereignty over the Falkland Islands”

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has said there “cannot be negotiation on sovereignty unless and until the Falkland Islanders so wish,” following a statement by the Argentinean President.

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

  • Alistair Burt condemns Kabul attack

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has condemned an attack on ISAF personnel in which at least 19 Afghan civilians were killed.

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

  • Camp Bastion doubles in size

    Camp Bastion, the lynchpin of British, and increasingly American, operations in Helmand, is a desert metropolis, complete with airport, that is expanding at a remarkable pace. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • HMS Chatham destroys pirate boats

    Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham, currently deployed as NATO's counter-piracy flagship, has destroyed two boats after intercepting a group of suspected pirates in the Somali Basin.

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

  • RAF firefighters battle fire at US Helmand base

    The fire broke out in a storage yard on the base at 1800hrs local time on Sunday 16 May 2010. Within half-an-hour the flames were visible from…

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

  • New measures to reduce flight disruptions

    Aviation authorities in the UK and Ireland have introduced new measures to reduce disruption to flights from volcanic ash.

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

  • DFID and FA team up for better education in South Africa

    Young female football coaches visited two DFID-funded education projects aimed at changing children’s lives in South Africa.

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

  • Home Secretary responds to Pathway ruling

    Home Secretary releases statement in response to the decision by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to allow men to remain in UK.

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

  • Stowaways caught by sniffer dog

    Twenty-five people were stopped from entering the country illegally on Friday after they were discovered hiding among wine and olive oil in the back of a lorry by a dog working with the UK Border Agency.

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

  • National Maritime Museum appointments

    Appointment of Eleanor Boddington and Professor Geoffrey Crossick as Trustees of the National Maritime Museum.

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