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  • FCO Minister Jeremy Browne on situation in Tunisia

    Minister says FCO is working to make sure that Britons are able to leave the country.

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

  • Jeremy Browne: "We are working to make sure that Britons are able to leave the country".

    Foreign Office Minister for Consular Affairs Jeremy Browne gives the BBC News Channel an update on the situation in Tunisia.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns violence and looting in Tunisia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for a rapid return to law and order in Tunisia and welcomed the efforts of the Tunisian authorities to hold elections as soon as possible.

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

  • Biddick Hall Community Focus Group wins Big Society Award

    The Biddick Hall Community Focus Group has won the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • Redistributed business rates: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to the Local Government Chronicle about a story published about redistributed business rates

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

  • Prime Minister deeply saddened by destruction and tragedy caused by flooding in Brazil

    Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a letter to the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff following massive mudslides which have caused destruction in Rio and Sao Paulo states.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will promote the British economy, the Commonwealth and the UK's vision for a low carbon future on his visit from 17-21 January.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visits Barbados

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will be visiting Barbados from 16 to 18 January as part of a wider Caribbean visit including Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica.

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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 news from 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

  • Foreign Office Minister on flooding in Sri Lanka

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt expressed his support in a message to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Professor GL Peiris.

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

  • UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in London

    On 13 and 14 January, the 19th Round of the annual UK-China Human Rights Dialogue took place in London.

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

  • Foreign Secretary urges rapid return to law and order in Tunisia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague calls for restraint from all sides and an orderly move towards free and fair elections.

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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 Bahrain

    Mr Iain Lindsay has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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

  • RAF recognised as top lesbian, gay and bisexual employer

    The Royal Air Force has for the first time attained prestigious recognition by renowned charity Stonewall as a 'Top 100' employer for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Britain.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police take on the Taliban

    Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.

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

  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • RAF begin training with US on intelligence aircraft

    Members of the RAF's 51 Squadron have completed their first week of training with the US Air Force on the Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for airborne intelligence-gathering.

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

  • "Britain will not abandon Sudan"

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham confirms that the UK is committed to helping all of Sudan's people towards peace and prosperity.

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

  • UK concerned by decision to extend sentence of Palestinian human rights defender

    A Foreign Office Spokesperson today expressed concern about the decision to extend the sentence of Palestinian human rights defender, Abu Rahma, and its impact on non-violent protest.

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