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  • British diplomacy in Africa: Ask the Foreign Secretary

    After visiting Somalia and Kenya, Foreign Secretary William Hague answered your questions, via Twitter, about his visit and why Africa matters to the UK.

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

  • Foreign Secretary responds to UNSC vote on Syria

    Foreign Secretary: "Those opposing UN Security Council action will have to account to the Syrian people for their actions."

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

  • Foreign Office summons Syrian Ambassador over Homs siege

    The Syrian Ambassador to the UK was summoned to the Foreign Office this afternoon, where Permanent Under-Secretary Simon Fraser made clear the UK's condemnation of the atrocities being committed by the Syrian regime.

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

  • Syria: "an utterly unacceptable situation which demands a united international response"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the situation in Syria, and plans to put pressure on the Syrian regime.

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

  • Government and business press for prompt payment

    Business Minister Mark Prisk announced a new working group of business representatives would examine issues behind late payment, while the Association…

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

  • Challenge to find the best new British innovations launched

    The Make it in Great Britain Challenge is open to inventors, manufacturers, engineers, designers, businesses of all sizes, young people and …

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

  • Huge support for Sainsbury's School Games competition

    Starting gun fired on race to finals on Olympic Park.

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

  • Yorkshire businesses shaping rural policy in first rural roadshow

    Yorkshire business and community leaders are helping shape Government action to support rural areas today in the first of a series of Rural Roadshows with Defra ministers.

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

  • Bid to become a Portas Pilot

    Struggling towns and cities across England are being handed the chance to breathe new life into their ailing high streets.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns brutal violence in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague "horrified" at escalating violence.

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

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office condemns break-in at Syrian Embassy in London

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office condemns the actions of protestors who broke into the Syrian Embassy in London on 4 February.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: Why the international community has to come together to help Somalia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in the Huffington Post UK, following his visit to Somalia.

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

  • Explanation of UNSC Syria vote by Ambassador Lyall Grant

    Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Lyall Grant, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council Adoption of a Syria UNSCR, 4 February 2012.

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

  • FCO Minister hears from NGO’s on Somalia

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has held discussions on Somalia with leading NGO’s and academics ahead of the London Conference on Somalia on 23 February.

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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 the work of 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 Alistair Burt visits Washington

    Foreign Office Minister for North America and the Middle East & North Africa, Alistair Burt, concluded his visit to the United States with a visit to Washington following stops in Houston and Minneapolis.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Somalia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited Somalia’s capital Mogadishu – the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary since 1992.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister shocked and saddened by violence in Port Said

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said he was shocked and saddened by the scenes of violence at a football stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt addresses energy security in Houston

    British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt delivered a keynote address on energy security at a World Affairs Council luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank in Houston.

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

  • The Arab Spring and Challenges for 2012

    Remarks by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt to the World Affairs Council of Houston.

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