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A transcript of Prime Minister David Cameron's podcast on Saturday 23 October on the Spending Review.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has refurbished a key base for the Afghan National Police who are being handed more responsibility for security in Helmand from UK and other ISAF troops.
Camp Bastion is at the heart of British operations in Afghanistan - the logistics hub that keeps operations flowing - and it is RAF force protection that makes sure this vital asset remains secure.
One of Britain's newest warships HMS Daring has spent most of October working with the US aircraft carrier USS Enterprise off the Eastern Seaboard of the USA - demonstrating her powerful capabilities.
The crisp autumnal morning chill is punctuated by the dull crump of tank shells hitting their distant targets. Precise instructions ensure that weapons' systems are swiftly recalibrated to land every round as close to th…
Almost 1,000 personnel from the HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and other agencies linked up in Cornwall last week for a key NATO training exercise at RAF St Mawgan.
Various media outlets have reported that HMS Astute appears to have grounded off the Isle of Skye.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has identified the first senior posts to be lost following the reduction in the Department…
Prime Minister David Cameron has set out how the Government will go about securing Britain in an age of uncertainty in a review published today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox are today hosting their Polish counterparts in the first-ever quadrilateral meeting between the two countries on diplomacy and defence issues.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the dual military and political strands in the strategy to counter the insurgency in Afghanistan, in an interview with Sky News.
As part of their commitment to elevating relationships with the Gulf States, UK Ministers from across Government met counterparts from the Gulf at the Foreign Office yesterday.
Sky news interviewed Foreign Secretary William Hague on Afghanistan and military pressure on the Taliban.
Over 500 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) were preparing to leave Merville Barracks in Colchester last week for a six-month tour of Afghanistan.
As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of T…
HMS Ocean assisted the Italian-registered 'Grand Guinea' last week when one of the crew members was struck down with an acute case of suspected appendicitis.
Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, and Foreign Secretary William Hague met with their Polish counterparts today, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, to discuss Britain's enduri…
The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have answered the public's questions about the Spending Review as they visited Nottingham.
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: IFS analysis.
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Bank Levy, IFS analysis, EU Treaty and PM and DPM public meeting.
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