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  • Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, statement on financial assistance for Ireland

    Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • Mitcham Goods Vehicle Test Station (GVTS) to close in 2011

    VOSA testing centre to be replaced by privately run Authorised Testing Facilities (ATF).

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  • Faithful Gather at Kandahar Air Field for Eid al-Adha

    Celebrations for last week's Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha at the military base in Kandahar were led by the Imam to the British Armed Forces.

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

  • PM's message for National Sewa Day

    Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his best wishes to those marking the first ever National Sewa Day

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Pike River mine explosion

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has given a statement on an explosion at Pike River mine in New Zealand.

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

  • Baroness Warsi meets Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference

    Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, met British Cabinet Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi at the OIC's Headquarters in Jeddah today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visits Mexico

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will meet key inward investors and UK businesses based in Mexico during his visit from 20 to 24 November.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague: "What we want is a situation in Afghanistan where our own national security and that of our allies is protected"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to Sky News about the handover of security operation in Afghanistan, at the NATO Summit in Lisbon.

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

  • Future of Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to BBC world news about the role of UK troops in Afghanistan

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

  • "Firm deadline" for UK troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron has said the withdrawal of British combat troops from Afghanistan by 2015 was a "firm deadline" that would be met.

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

  • NATO Summit press conference

    A transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's press conference at the NATO Summit in Lisbon on 20 November 2010.

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

  • 100 councils open their spending to public scrutiny

    This week South Ribble Borough Council has become the one hundredth local authority to put its spending data over £500 online.

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

  • Shine a light on spending to save taxpayers' money

    Eric Pickles today continued his drive for transparency in Government by publishing his department’s spending over £500, and called for councils…

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

  • Fire Minister Bob Neill responds to claims the government plans to scrap sprinkler requirements for industrial buildings

    Sir, Suggestions that the Government is putting fire safety at risk in tall buildings (Fire threat to high-rise blocks, 18 November) by potentially…

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

  • Government publishes report on drying out flooded houses

    A report into the drying out of houses to help people get back in to their homes more quickly has been published.

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

  • Reform of the consumer protection regime

    Introduction Thank you for inviting me here today. I welcome this opportunity to explain the thinking behind our recent decision to reshape…

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

  • The Sealand Affair - the last great adventure of the twentieth century?

    In our latest history podcast, Grant Hibberd, a Research Assistant with the FCO’s Historians team, discusses "The Sealand Affair", an obscure but fascinating footnote in British legal and diplomatic history.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Change of High Commissioner to Australia

    Mr Paul Madden has been appointed British High Commissioner to Australia.

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

  • MOD Police initiative helps reduce crime

    An initiative by MOD Police at HM Naval Base Clyde has led to a more than 80 per cent reduction in anti-social behaviour amongst youngsters in the local area over the last year.

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