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  • Reorganisation of forces in Afghanistan

    Changes to the international force structure in southern Afghanistan, including the deployment of the UK's Theatre Reserve Battalion and the redeployment of British troops from Sangin to central Helmand, have been announ…

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

  • £189m for new equipment in Afghanistan announced

    The government is providing £189m from the Treasury Reserve for new equipment for UK troops in support of operations in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today.

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

  • Sir David Attenborough celebrates Henderson Island World Heritage Site

    Sir David Attenborough pledged his support for Henderson Island World Heritage Site at an event hosted by Henry Bellingham, Minister for the Overseas Territories, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) on T…

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

  • Statement on aid transparency

    COPY PENDING

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 7 July 2010

    Briefing by the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Afghanistan and 7/7 bombings.

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

  • UK deeply deplores sentence of Syrian human rights defender

    On Sunday 4 July, prominent Syrian Human Rights Defender, 79 year old Haitham Al Maleh was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of “weakening national morale”.

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

  • Foreign Office Questions today in the Commons

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague will be responding to Foreign Office questions in the House of Commons at 2.30pm today.

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

  • Gurkhas help Royal Engineers continue Babaji regeneration

    Route Trident links the Helmand capital of Lashkar Gah to the economic hub of Gereshk. Its upgrade, which should help improve the lives of the…

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

  • Postcard from the field: South Africa

    In his last instalment Peter Kerby takes a look at what the World Cup will mean for South Africa beyond the final whistle

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

  • Your freedom

    The government has launched the Your Freedom website to allow as many people in the UK as possible to put forward their ideas on what laws and regulations should be done away with.

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

  • PM calls on diplomats to "do more with less"

    The Prime Minister has spoken at the FCO Leadership Conference which took place in London on 6 July.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes easing of Israeli restrictions on Gaza

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has today welcomed Israel's decision to move from a list of 120 permitted goods to a list of specific prohibited items in Gaza.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Jordanian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on 5 July 2010.

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

  • Queen's Royal Lancers train new generation of Afghan police

    Thanks to the training they have received from ISAF soldiers, 90 more recruits have just qualified as fully-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) officers.

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

  • Army doctors row around Britain in record time

    After 50 days at sea and 2,100 miles (3,380km), two Army doctors finished their record-breaking row around Great Britain last week.

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

  • General Petraeus assumes command of ISAF forces

    General Petraeus emphasised the continuity of the counter-insurgency strategy as he assumed command, and NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh…

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

  • Mitchell hails new, powerful agency for women

    The Government today welcomed a new era for women in developing countries as UN members agreed details of a new UN agency for women and gender issues.

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

  • Cost-saving measures to boost help for world's poor

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced further cash-saving measures as part of an ongoing drive to get value for money out of the Government’s aid budget.

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

  • Britain's place in the world: Foreign Secretary's interview with Sky

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague was interviewed by Adam Boulton for Sky on Sunday 4 July 2010

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

  • Oil tanker explosion in Democratic Republic of Congo

    The UK's Minister for Africa has offered condolences on behalf of the British Government.

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