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  • Bob Neill confirms new jobs, homes and a new town centre

    Thousands of new jobs and new homes are expected to accompany a new £600 million town centre for Canning Town in the Thames Gateway.

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

  • Corrupt councillors will go to court not standards committees

    Axing the standards board regime.

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

  • Stunell tells councils they can return to the committee system as Whitehall steps out of local affairs

    Councils will be able to run themselves under a system that works best for their area, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today. …

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

  • £900 million to tackle non compliance in the tax system

    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has today announced new plans to tackle non compliance in the tax system.

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

  • More financial freedom for local authorities

    Local Authorities in England will be granted new borrowing powers aimed at driving local investment and economic growth.

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

  • After the floods: returning home in northern Pakistan

    How UKaid funded relief packages have helped families move back to their villages

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  • Papal visit livestream

    The first official Papal visit to the UK took place from 16-19 September.

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

  • Papal visit concludes in Birmingham

    Pope Benedict XVI has left the UK after a historic four-day visit to England and Scotland. Prime Minister David Cameron attended the departure ceremony to bid farewell to the Pope.

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

  • Soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and soldier from the Royal Engineers killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and a soldier from the Royal Engineers, serving as part of Combined Force Lashkar Gah, were killed in Afghanista…

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

  • Henry Bellingham statement on Sudan's Day of Action

    Joint statement by Stephen O'Brien MP and Henry Bellingham MP

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

  • Sudan: NGO Day of Action

    Joint Statement by Stephen O’Brien MP and Henry Bellingham MP

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

  • Prime Minister's speech to Pope Benedict XVI

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech to Pope Benedict XVI at the end of his four day visit to the UK.

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

  • Papal visit continues in London

    Pope Benedict XVI has met Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior politicians on the third day of his official visit to the UK.

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

  • Afghanistan Parliamentary elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague makes a statement following a day of Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.

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

  • Speech to the Penrith and the Border Broadband Conference

    Cumbria

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

  • British Science Festival

    Science Minister David Willetts reinforces the importance of engaging the public on science and technology issues.

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

  • Foreign Secretary expresses concern about IAEA's latest findings on Iran

    On 15 September the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors discussed the Agency's latest report on Iran's nuclear programme.

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

  • IAEA Board of Governors meets in Vienna

    The UK’s Governor on the IAEA Board, Simon Smith, comments on the IAEA Director General's recent report on Iran, and on this week's Board of Governors meeting.

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

  • Papal visit moves to London

    Pope Benedict XVI has led a celebration of Catholic Education in Twickenham on the second day of his official visit to the UK. He will address civil society in Westminster Hall this evening.

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

  • Climate Change

    A three-month programme has been designed to train 50 local media personnel in Ghana

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