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  • £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

  • First LGBT conference held in MOD Main Building

    Formerly separate events, the Civil Service LGBT Summer Forum and the Tri-Service Annual LGBT Conference have been combined into today&rsquo…

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

  • Countering Taliban IEDs with intelligence, training and equipment

    Major General Gordon Messenger, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, and Colonel Peter Smith, Assistant Director…

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

  • Royal Marines clear IEDS

    The Marines, from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Group, working in conjunction with colleagues from the Counter-IED Task Force, put in place a…

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Afghanistan

    Speaking about the new Government's foreign policy, the Foreign Secretary has also spoken about the UK's continuing involvement in Afghanistan.

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

  • Britain’s Foreign Policy: Foreign Secretary's Radio 4 interview

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, spoke to radio 4 outlining some of the Government's vision for UK foreign policy.

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

  • Gurkhas and ANA bring life back to the village of Piand Kalay

    Joint patrols between members of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) and Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have seen the pernicious influence of insurgents in the village of Piand Kalay diminish and a new level of …

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