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  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 22 June 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: SDSR, Libya, DNA and Alcohol.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning For 22 June 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: FCO funding of BBC World Service, Libya, Strikes, Afghanistan, Greece and Boris Johnson.

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

  • "A powerful reminder of why the international community is acting to protect the Libyan people"

    Alistair Burt, FCO Minister for Middle East and North Africa spoke to people in the Libya Western Mountains about what they have seen, heard and experienced in the third Eyewitness Libya event.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East meets Egyptian political activists

    Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, today met a group of young, Egyptian activists from across the new political spectrum.

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

  • 5 SCOTS parade throughout Scotland after Helmand tour

    The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), are parading through various towns this week to mark their return home following a tough but successful deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • An upgraded HMS Illustrious begins sea trials

    The 22,000-tonne ship, affectionately known as ‘Lusty’, left Rosyth in Fife over the weekend after 16 months in the dockyard where she underwent…

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

  • RAF officer trains first female Afghan helicopter pilots

    The ‘Thunder Lab’ flight school is part of the NATO Air Training Command (Afghanistan) and the training given there is designed to help ease…

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

  • Military Chiefs meet in London to discuss Libya

    UK Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, hosted his counterparts at the Ministry of Defence in London, where they discussed…

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

  • Foreign Secretary: “President Assad’s speech today was disappointing and unconvincing"

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague responds to President Assad's speech today.

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

  • Navy task group heads through Suez

    Following operations off Libya, the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group has now passed through the Suez Canal in order to conduct exercises with the UK's partners in the Middle East.

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

  • Royal Marines chefs feed the front line

    Despite the austere working conditions at Patrol Base Shahzad, in Nad ‘Ali (North), and limited ingredients, the chefs go to great lengths to…

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

  • Armed Forces Community Covenant scheme launched

    On 16 May 2011, the Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, published the Armed Forces Covenant which outlined the moral obligation between the Nation…

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

  • Flags fly for Armed Forces Day

    The flags were hoisted today to show support for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, cadets and their families. In Afghanistan, the Union…

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

  • Football legend honours soldiers back from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 32 Regiment Royal Artillery were hailed as heroes for their work in Afghanistan by one of the players in England's 1966 football World Cup-winning team, Geoff Hurst.

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

  • Community Covenant scheme launched in Oxfordshire

    Prime Minister David Cameron has written a letter to Councillor Keith Mitchell following the announcement that Oxfordshire will be the first area in the country to launch the Community Covenant scheme.

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

  • A view from Libya: "a great sense of optimism"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked of a "great sense of optimism" among Libyans in Benghazi in his update to Parliament on the Middle East and North Africa.

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

  • Lorraine Kelly launches Armed Forces Day 2011

    Following her dramatic entry to Edinburgh city centre, Ms Kelly was ordered across an assault course by some of the Army’s fittest soldiers,…

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

  • RAF personnel wake up to ‘recycled’ bedrooms at Northolt

    London-based RAF personnel will be sleeping in some of the greenest beds in town, thanks to an innovative project to recycle unwanted temporary accommodation.

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

  • Squadron's longest serving member slides into retirement

    Burmese Python, Squadron Leader Eric Aldrovandi, 14 Squadron's mascot, slid into retirement yesterday after a 25-year career with the Royal Air Force.

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

  • Letter concerning the report on the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

    Letter from the Northern Ireland Office to the Committee on the Administration of Justice, to correct inaccuracies in their review of the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

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