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  • Over 150 councils already pledging to freeze or cut Council Tax

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today praised councils that have already signalled they intend to help hard pressed families cope with…

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

  • British Minister to promote trade in Minnesota

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is the first British Minister to visit Minnesota in more than a decade.

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

  • Campaigning against forced marriage

    The Mufti of Mirpur, Hafiz Nazir Ahmed, and members of the Khari Sharif Welfare Society (KSWS) are visiting the UK this week to campaign against forced marriage amongst the Pakistani Diaspora.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Colombia

    Mr Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.

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

  • Minister updates Parliament on outcome of Foreign Affairs Council

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has updated Parliament on the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 23 January.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Syria: "We should unite behind the Arab League plan"

    Intervention by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

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

  • Britain and Minnesota: Partners in turbulent times

    Remarks by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt at the Minnesota International Center in Minneapolis.

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

  • Duchess of Cornwall presents medals to medics returned from Afghanistan

    The Duchess, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, presented Afghanistan medals to more than 200 men and women from all three Services at a parade on Friday at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.

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

  • New Sea Ceptor missiles to be developed for Royal Navy

    The MOD has confirmed the development of a new Royal Navy missile defence system which will be able to intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.

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

  • Prime Minister and Afghan President sign UK-Afghanistan strategic partnership

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, Mr Cameron's country residence, where they signed an enduring strategic partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • UK soldiers and Afghan police launch airborne operation

    Soldiers from the Queen's Royal Hussars Battle Group and Afghan police joined forces recently to launch their first joint airborne operation in Helmand province

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

  • Locals aid Afghan and British troops in seizure of insurgent arms caches

    Troops from C Company, 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES), were on a routine patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors when they were…

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

  • Willetts comments on latest UCAS application figures

    “Even with a small reduction in applications, this will still be a competitive year like any other as people continue to understand that University…

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

  • "Investing for the Future in Turbulent Times" - Charles Hendry speech to MENA, Chatham House

    Check against delivery Introduction I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you today. No discussion of energy policy is complete…

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

  • Francis Maude's speech to the World Bank – Transparency and Open Data

    Minister Francis Maude made a speech to the World Bank on transparency and open data on 30 January 2012.

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

  • Public urged to ‘Get Ahead of the Games’

    A national campaign has been launched today to encourage the public to plan their travel during London 2012

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

  • Police reform: Home Secretary's speech on 30 January 2012

    The Home Secretary delivered this speech on 30 January 2012.

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

  • World must address failure in Somalia

    Britain will provide new support for health services, which will benefit over 100,000 women and children, and for weapons management that will see more weapons taken off the streets

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

  • UK and partners unite to combat tropical diseases

    Private and public partners unite to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020.

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

  • DFID research: International Conference on Evidence-Informed Policy Making

    Evidence-Informed Policy making has become a hot topic in international development. This has resulted in a lot of activity focused on supporting communication of research outputs, for example in the form of briefings for po…

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