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  • Rebalancing the economy: Private sector jobs and growth

    Britain's business leaders have today demonstrated the private sector's confidence in the British economy by pledging to create thousands of UK jobs in 2011 and beyond.

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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

  • Secretary of State welcomes China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang to Scotland

    Michael Moore was at Edinburgh Airport this morning to welcome the Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang at the beginning of his four-day to the United…

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

  • Civil liberties speech: Deputy Prime Minister

    A speech by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on civil liberties at the Institute for Government in London on 7 January 2011.

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

  • New DFID Private Sector Department

    The new department intends to prompt and help catalyse change across DFID to deepen our capability to work with and enable private enterprise to improve the prosperity and well-being of poor people.

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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 New World New Capitalism seminar, in Paris

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • Prime Minister's speech on economic growth

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech in Manchester on 6 January 2011 on economic growth.

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

  • Transcript of PM Direct in Leicester

    A transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's PM Direct in Leicester on 5 January 2011.

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

  • Fund to create 50,000 jobs in tourism and boost the economy is ‘on target’ to reach £100 million

    The British tourism industry has responded extremely positively to the government’s challenge to create a marketing fund of more than £100 million to boost tourism.

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

  • New Common Agricultural Policy must be fundamentally different: Spelman

    CAP reform should be more ambitious, particularly in its approach to direct subsidies and in emphasising payments for farmers who deliver public goods.

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

  • Most unusual drug smuggling attempts of 2010

    UK Border Agency reveals last year's most unusual drug concealments discovered at ports by skilled officers.

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

  • More freedom to buy and sell bread and wine

    Current laws restrict bakers to producing loaves of unpackaged bread in set sizes while licensed premises are limited to selling alcoholic drinks…

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

  • New Year Message from the Secretary of State for Wales

    In May when David Cameron appointed me Secretary of State for Wales, I was conscious of the fact the United Kingdom was embarking on a new and…

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

  • Big Society plan for a new culture of generosity

    The Cabinet Office has today published the Giving Green Paper with ideas for building a stronger culture of volunteering.

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

  • WO2 Charles Henry Wood killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Charles Henry Wood from 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC (Royal Logistic Corps), serving with the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Tas…

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  • Funding announced to help fight illegal money lenders and scams

    Specialist regional Illegal Money Lending (IML) and Scambuster teams run by Trading Standards will continue to be funded by the Department for…

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

  • Corporal Steven Thomas Dunn killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Steven Thomas Dunn from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron, attached to 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Battle Group, was killed in Afghanistan on T…

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  • Strengthening UK ties with the Netherlands

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Minister for Europe David Lidington met with the Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal today.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Bulgaria

    Mr Jonathan Allen has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria.

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

  • Soldier's nerves of steel save Afghan child's life

    A British soldier who recently encountered a Taliban gunman using a child as a shield took a split-second decision to get shot himself rather than risking the child's life.

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