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  • Cocaine found in machinery by UK Border Agency officers

    UK Border Agency officers have found drugs with a street value of £8.25m hidden inside industrial digger machinery.

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

  • Immigration: Damian Green's speech to the Royal Commonwealth Society

    This speech was given by Home Office Immigration Minister, Damian Green, at the Royal Commonwealth Society on 6 September 2010.

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

  • Statement to House of Commons on the Pakistan floods from Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell

    COPY PENDING

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

  • Environment secretary Caroline Spelman supports Thames tunnel plans

    Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water's plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.

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

  • Evidence for immigration policy change set out

    Damian Green says the coalition government will make sure that Britain maximises from the benefits of immigration.

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

  • Speech by The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon to FICCI / IBA Banking Conference, Mumbai

    Speech by The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Michael Gove on bullying and bad classroom discipline in 'News of the World'

    Michael Gove outlines how the Education and Children's Bill will give headteachers and teachers powers to deal with bullies and weapons.

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

  • Freedom for councils to manage rented housing

    New rules could cut as many as 8,500 applications from the planning system, freeing councils to focus on local priorities rather than micro managing rented housing.

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

  • Sensible approach to manage shared homes

    Landlords and councils will no longer be faced with bureaucracy aimed at micro-managing rented housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed…

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

  • Economy needs local remedies not regional prescription

    On the closing day for submitting local enterprise partnership proposals Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable…

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

  • A recovering economy requires local remedies

    In an op-ed that first appeared in The Financial Times newspaper, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles outline the part local enterprise partnerships will play in the economic recovery.

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

  • British Muslims visit Afghanistan

    A delegation of British Muslims recently visited Afghanistan to challenge misconceptions about the reality of life for Muslims in Britain.

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

  • Alcohol statistics 'worrying' says Home Secretary

    Figures reveal that more than one in three young adults drink to get drunk. Theresa May gives support to campaign to tackle alcohol misuse.

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

  • Captain Andrew Griffiths dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Andrew Griffiths, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS), died on Sunday 5 September 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, B…

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  • UK backs new corruption-fighting academy

    The UK is to back a new international anti-corruption academy aimed at boosting the fight against fraud, bribery and theft across the world.

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

  • Discussion on implementing UKaid Transparency Guarantee

    DFID invites civil society organisations, think tanks, academia and others working on transparency to join an online discussion to inform the implementation of the UKaid Transparency Guarantee.

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

  • Paterson welcomes social justice report

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP joined Department of Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith MP at the launch of the Breakthrough Northern Ireland event organised by the Centre for Social Justice.

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

  • Faiths in Action funding to strengthen local communities

    Faiths in Action has awarded funding to over 100 organisations to run local inter faith projects, helping to strengthen neighbourhoods across England.

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

  • Yemen, UK and Saudi Arabia announce next Friends of Yemen meeting

    The meeting will be on 24 September in New York and will assess progress in Yemen towards reform and stability since their meeting in London in January.

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

  • Papal visit will highlight shared international priorities

    Lord Patten has spoken to London-based foreign correspondents about the Papal visit, which takes place from 16 to 19 September 2010.

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