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  • Changes to police search powers

    Theresa May today tells Parliament that the government will change how stop and search powers are used under the Terrorism Act.

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

  • Stop and search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 (section 44): Home Secretary's statement

    This oral statement was made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mrs Theresa May, in the House of Commons on 8 July 2010 at…

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

  • Samantha Cameron announces new Patron for Tickets for Troops

    Samantha Cameron has announced that Christina Schmid, widow of bomb disposal expert Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, will join her as a Patron of Tickets for Troops.

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

  • Future Maritime Operations Conference

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Prince of Wales salutes cadets on The Mall

    As part of a year of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the cadet movement, hundreds of youngsters from all three Services paraded past His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in London yesterday.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Single living accommodation improved at Bergen-Hohne

    Soldiers stationed at Bergen-Hohne Garrison in Germany have benefited from a programme of improvements to their Single Living Accommodation (SLA), carried out by Defence Estates (DE) through the Soldier First initiative.

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

  • Statement on detainees

    A statement given by the Prime Minister to the House of Commons on the treatment of terror suspects on 6 July 2010.

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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

  • Perth hosts Scotland's biggest Armed Forces Day parade

    The marchers were joined by four pipe bands and two military bands, as well as a variety of military vehicles from Word War Two. The parade…

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Lahore attack

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken about the attack in Lahore.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Quartet Representative Tony Blair

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has met today with Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East.

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

  • Defence Secretary urges US to ratify defence trade treaty

    Dr Fox robustly called for the US to ratify the treaty between Britain and the Americans. Both governments signed the treaty three years ago…

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