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  • Clerk of the Parliaments

    The Queen has been pleased to approve that Mr David Beamish be appointed Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 18 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: AV vote, Iraq inquiry, prisoner voting and phone hacking

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 18 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Cabinet, AV Bill, Act of Settlement, Bangladesh and misc

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

  • Alistair Burt tours northern Israel

    Minister for the Middle East meets Arab leaders in Nazareth, views damage caused to Beit Oren

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

  • Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary visits RFA Lyme Bay in Bahrain

    RFA Lyme Bay, currently operating in support of four minehunters based in Bahrain, was recently visited by the head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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

  • Defence Secretary meets Malaysian Prime Minister

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has held meetings with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Defence Minister, during which he reaffirmed his desire to reinvigorate the UK-Malaysian bilateral relationship.

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

  • Paras provide security for local shura

    British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal.

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

  • RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

    130 personnel from 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, have been given a rousing welcome home from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan by the townspeople of Bury St Edmunds.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East meets Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian nuclear threat.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister: more freedom for parents

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined plans to give couples more freedom to organise their parental leave after the birth of a baby.

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

  • Public service reform

    Prime Minister David Cameron has set out the Government's ambitious plans for modernising public services, driven by competition, choice and greater independence for institutions.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 17 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: paternity leave, BP and AV.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns violence and looting in Tunisia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for a rapid return to law and order in Tunisia and welcomed the efforts of the Tunisian authorities to hold elections as soon as possible.

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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 news from 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

  • British-trained Afghan Police take on the Taliban

    Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.

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

  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • RAF begin training with US on intelligence aircraft

    Members of the RAF's 51 Squadron have completed their first week of training with the US Air Force on the Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for airborne intelligence-gathering.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 14 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Bribery Act, Alternative Vote Bill, tanker drivers strike and fuel duty.

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

  • Review of government direct communications and role of COI

    The Cabinet Office has today published guidance on its review of government communication and the role of the Central Office of Information (COI).

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