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  • Reports of HMS Astute grounded

    Various media outlets have reported that HMS Astute appears to have grounded off the Isle of Skye.

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

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review published

    Prime Minister David Cameron has set out how the Government will go about securing Britain in an age of uncertainty in a review published today.

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

  • UK and Polish Ministers meet in first ever Defence Diplomacy Quadrilateral

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox are today hosting their Polish counterparts in the first-ever quadrilateral meeting between the two countries on diplomacy and defence issues.

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

  • Countering the insurgency in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the dual military and political strands in the strategy to counter the insurgency in Afghanistan, in an interview with Sky News.

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

  • UK and Gulf Ministers meet to forge deeper ties

    As part of their commitment to elevating relationships with the Gulf States, UK Ministers from across Government met counterparts from the Gulf at the Foreign Office yesterday.

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

  • Afghanistan and the Taliban: Foreign Secretary's interview on Sky news

    Sky news interviewed Foreign Secretary William Hague on Afghanistan and military pressure on the Taliban.

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

  • 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment return to Afghanistan

    Over 500 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) were preparing to leave Merville Barracks in Colchester last week for a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

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

  • From Trafalgar to Afghanistan - the Royal Navy compares then and now

    As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of T…

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

  • HMS Ocean rescues sailor in Atlantic

    HMS Ocean assisted the Italian-registered 'Grand Guinea' last week when one of the crew members was struck down with an acute case of suspected appendicitis.

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

  • Defence and Foreign Secretaries hold discussions with their Polish counterparts

    Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, and Foreign Secretary William Hague met with their Polish counterparts today, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, to discuss Britain's enduri…

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 21 October 2010

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: IFS analysis.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 21 October 2010

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Bank Levy, IFS analysis, EU Treaty and PM and DPM public meeting.

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

  • Preliminary results of Afghanistan's Parliamentary elections announced

    British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir William Patey's statement in response to the Independent Election Commission's announcement of preliminary results of Afghanistan's Parliamentary elections.

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

  • Helmand PRT refurbishes Afghan Police checkpoint

    Check Point Kartelegan is a key base for the Afghan National Police in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. It has been extended and…

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

  • Afghan troops conduct first ground-holding operation in Helmand

    Members of the Afghan National Army in Helmand have launched Operation OMID CHAR, described as their most significant operation yet.

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

  • Tank Regiment soldiers begin final in-country training at Bastion

    The Reception, Staging and Onward Integration (RSOI) training is mandatory for all soldiers entering Afghanistan. It is their last chance…

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

  • Defence Budget cut by eight per cent

    The government has today agreed funding for Defence of £33.8bn in 2011-12, £34.4bn in 2012-13, £34.1bn in 2013-14 and £33.5bn in 2014-15. This settlement represents an eight per cent reduction in real terms.

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

  • IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano meets the Foreign Secretary in London

    On 19 October Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met the Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss nuclear issues.

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

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review published

    The outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out how the Government will deliver the priorities identified in the National Security Strategy, has been published today, Tuesday 19 October 2010.

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

  • Cornwall Council honours naval helicopter crews for work in Helmand

    Personnel from 854 and 857 Naval Air Squadrons have been serving at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan since June 2009 where they have been providing…

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