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  • Alistair Burt speaks to Sky News about Gaza flotilla

    Foreign Office Minister speaks to Sky's Live at Five about the UK's response to the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla.

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

  • Foreign Secretary answers questions relating to Gaza flotilla

    Foreign Secretary William Hague answers questions on the BBC News Channel on the UK's response to the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla.

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

  • Steelbacks honoured for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Bury St Edmunds last week to honour soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment on their return from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

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

  • Visit highlights Afghanistan as 'most urgent overseas priority'

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited Afghanistan with Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • UK condemns attacks in Pakistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned attacks which took place in Lahore on Friday 28 May 2010.

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

  • Corporal Stephen Paul Curley killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Stephen Paul Curley from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • HMS Somerset deploys to the Gulf

    The Type 23 frigate was seen off by friends and family of the crew from her homeport of Devonport, Plymouth, on Wednesday 26 May 2010, as she…

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

  • Foreign Secretary sets out ‘distinctive' foreign policy in Queen’s Speech debate

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today set out his plans for a ‘distinctive British foreign policy’ in the Foreign Affairs and Defence debate on the Queen’s Speech.

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

  • Alistair Burt discusses the UK's nuclear stockpile on the BBC

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt discussed the Foreign Secretary's announcement on the total size of the UK's nuclear arsenal on the BBC News Channel.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg meets Qatari Deputy Prime Minister

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg met today with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah.

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

  • 70th anniversary of Dunkirk marked

    Prime Minister David Cameron has said the UK should "always be grateful to and remember" the people who evacuated thousands of troops from Dunkirk in 1940.

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

  • Security Council Briefing on Inter-Cultural dialogue for Peace and Security.

    Statement by Mr Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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

  • Tractors handed out to Afghan farmers in Nad 'Ali

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS) have handed out 20 new tractors to farming co-operatives in the Nad 'Ali region of Helmand province.

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

  • Soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in Helmand today, Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • New Lynx helicopters boost air support in Afghanistan

    Upgraded Army Lynx Mk9A helicopters have arrived for use in Afghanistan after being shipped from the UK, and are already being put to good use.

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

  • RMP prepare for Afghan investigations

    Royal Military Police (RMP) are being put through an arduous Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) course to prepare them not only for domestic investigations but also for the increased likelihood of them being deployed to Afghani…

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

  • David Cameron visits Berlin

    Prime Minister holds talks with Chancellor Merkel and stresses importance of "strong and positive partnership" with Germany

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

  • Queen's Speech: Middle East Peace Process

    Notes on: "In the Middle East, my Government will continue to work for a two-state solution that sees a viable Palestinian."

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

  • Queen's Speech: Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Notes on: "My Government will work with the Afghan Government, Pakistan, and international partners for lasting security and stability in Afghanistan."

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

  • Queen's Speech: Royal visit to Canada and New York

    Notes on: "The Duke of Edinburgh and I look forward to our visit to Canada in June and our visit to the United Nations in New York in July."

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