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  • UK Minister for Europe visits Tirana

    Minister for Europe David Lidington is in Tirana today to discuss the political situation, EU reform agenda, and UK rule of law priorities with members of the Albanian Government.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister attends Libya Contact Group in Abu Dhabi

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt will attend the Libya Contact Group meeting in Abu Dhabi on 9 June.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns mosque burning in the West Bank

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt condemned the attack on a Palestinian Mosque on Tuesday in the West Bank.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes widening international support for Libya Contact Group

    FCO Minister Alistair Burt: "Today's Contact Group reaffirmed the international community's commitment to implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973."

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

  • Dr Fox on progress in Libya

    Dr Fox said: “Our objective when NATO took responsibility for enforcing UN Security Council Resolution [UNSCR] 1973 remains the same today…

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

  • A civilian's Afghan experience

    Deploying on operations is par for the course for the military, but for civilians it is a completely different ball game. Leigh Hamilton reports.

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

  • HMS St Albans deploys to Indian Ocean and the Gulf

    The 4,900-tonne Type 23 frigate will be taking over duties from HMS Iron Duke and will be patrolling busy shipping lanes and providing security…

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

  • Northwood to remain a NATO command HQ

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced that Northwood Headquarters in Middlesex will be retained as a key NATO command HQ.

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

  • Comment on our equality laws

    Visit the Red Tape Challenge website to tell government how legislation can be simplified.

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

  • Millions saved through Fraud Taskforce pilots

    Francis Maude has announced a set of pilots testing fresh and innovative approaches to tackling the £21 billion of annual fraud in the public sector.

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

  • Minister for Europe emphasised urgency of progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that while the UK remain champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress towards EU accession, it does require leadership, creativity and compromise from leaders of the Bosnian Governm…

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

  • UK Minister for Europe visited Montenegro

    Minister for Europe David Lidington visited Montenegro to discuss EU accession progress with officials and civil society representatives.

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

  • The future of Libya

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said he "firmly believes that the Libyan people will achieve their vision for a free, prosperous and democratic Libya".

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

  • British Ambassador to Afghanistan visits Pakistan

    British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir William Patey has returned from a two days visit to Pakistan 5-6th June.

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

  • Dr Fox tells business we must work together to combat cyber attacks

    Dr Fox began his speech by saying that, even as they dined, Britain’s interests were under attack, and that there was a continuous battle being…

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

  • Thousands welcome 16 Air Assault Brigade home from Afghanistan

    More than 10,000 people lined the streets of Colchester yesterday to welcome the town's soldiers home after their recent six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Naval rescue crew saves cow from Cornish cliffs

    A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from 771 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose recently assisted a farmer by lifting his stranded steer off Cornish cliffs.

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

  • New control tower for Bastion Airfield

    The RAF Air Traffic Controllers at Camp Bastion, the main UK base in Helmand province and the UK's fourth busiest airfield, have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art control tower.

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

  • Radical new prevent strategy launched

    A radically different strategy to prevent people being drawn into terrorism was unveiled today by home secretary Theresa May.

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

  • National crime agency: oral statement by Theresa May

    National crime agency: oral statement by Theresa May on recognising organised crime as a threat to national security.

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