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  • Defence Secretary welcomes extension of NATO mission over Libya

    The North Atlantic Council decided yesterday to extend the current mandate of Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, while keeping the situation under…

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

  • Gurkhas train new elite Afghan police teams

    The Provincial Response Companies (PRCs) are specially trained Afghan tactical units which will be called upon to deal with specific incidents…

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

  • India and UK sign defence research agreement

    Under a new agreement Indian and British scientists are to work together to develop cutting-edge technologies for defence and security.

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

  • Transforming Service family homes in Hounslow

    Service personnel and their families in Hounslow, West London are settling into newly refurbished homes delivered by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) as part of an ongoing £7.8 million upgrade project.

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

  • Prime Minister's first speech to the UN General Assembly

    A transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Thursday 22 September 2011.

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

  • PM signs joint letter to G20

    Letter signed by Australian, Canadian, Indonesian, Mexican and South Korean leaders raises pressing issues which need to be addressed at the G20 summit to restore global economic confidence.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Iranian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi at the UN in New York on 21 September.

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

  • Injured soldiers begin charity 'Ride of Britain'

    Two injured soldiers were among 40 cyclists who set off on a national cycling challenge this morning to ride from Edinburgh to London raising money for charity SSAFA Forces Help.

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

  • Assembly of new Royal Navy aircraft carriers gets underway in Fife

    The event, held at Babcock’s shipyard in Rosyth, marked the official start of the assembly of the first of the two 65,000-tonne vessels - the…

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

  • TA soldiers prepare for Afghanistan

    Exercise Scottish Buzzard has recently taken place in Scotland to prepare the Territorial Army (TA) soldiers of 'The Fighting 51st' for future deployment on operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh visits South Africa

    HMS Edinburgh and her ship's company recently visited Cape Town on a two-week maintenance stop during patrol operations in the South Atlantic.

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

  • Prime Minister appalled by murder of former President of Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron said Burhanuddin Rabbani played a vital role as chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council.

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

  • Defence Chief praises UK Forces on Libya mission

    During a visit to 906 Expeditionary Air Wing, based at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy, General Richards took the opportunity to …

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

  • Second Sea Lord visits HMS Ocean

    The Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery, has visited HMS Ocean in the Mediterranean, where she has recently been supporting the enforcement of the UN Security Council Resolution to protect Libyan citizens.

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

  • New Lead Non-Executive for Defence appointed

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has today announced the appointment of Mr Gerry Grimstone, the Chairman of Standard Life plc, as the new Lead Non-Executive for Defence.

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

  • UK to lead global partnership on open government

    The UK was announced as the 2012 co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an innovative international initiative.

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

  • Department responds to criticism of FireControl project

    A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: “The failings referred to by the PAC occurred in the earlier years…

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

  • Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation: annual general meeting

    Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • UK condemns killing of protestors in Yemen

    Condemning the violence in Sana'a on 18 September, Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on all sides to disengage forces immediately and avoid escalation.

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

  • Middle East Peace Process and the UN: Moving towards a two state solution

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the best outcome in New York this week would be for the Palestinians and Israelis to agree to return to direct negotiations.

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