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  • ISAF newspapers find new use as school books

    International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) newspapers are being used by local elders in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, to educate children in three languages.

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

  • Operation Overt verdict

    Theresa May welcomes the guilty verdict and commends the efforts of police, security services and the Crown Prosecution Service.

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

  • Home Secretary presents awards to police officers

    The Home Secretary presented awards to courageous police officers at a London ceremony last night.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets with Turkish Foreign Minister

    William Hague met with Ahmet Davutoglu at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 8 July.

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

  • Achieving Progress in Afghanistan: The Political Dimension

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has taken part in an event hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to discuss the Government's role in Afghanistan.

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

  • On the road with the CLP

    Keeping the forward operating bases supplied in Afghanistan is no easy task, but one that is crucial to the success of the mission. Sharon Kean reports on how combat logistic patrols (CLPs) do their work.

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

  • British forces bridge language divide in establishing stability in afghanistan

    Dozens of British Service personnel trained to speak Dari or Pashtu in the run up to their Afghanistan deployment have been using their language skills to better communicate with the local Afghan population.

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

  • Talisman helps British forces counter the IED threat

    The arrival of the new Talisman counter-IED system in Afghanistan is helping 15 Field Support Squadron, 38 Engineer Regiment, deal with the menace in less time and more safely.

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

  • MOD civil servant makes £6m in savings

    MOD civil servant Stacey Cooper has been awarded for her remarkable work in Afghanistan that has led to savings of £6m for the British Government.

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

  • Suppliers asked to contribute to government’s efficiency drive

    As part of the deficit reduction programme, Francis Maude met with the CEOs of the biggest suppliers to government to discuss cutting costs.

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

  • Abu Hamza will remain in custody says Theresa May

    Cleric and three other men will remain in custody while further submissions on their case are made to the European Court of Human Rights.

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

  • Changes to police search powers

    Theresa May today tells Parliament that the government will change how stop and search powers are used under the Terrorism Act.

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

  • Stop and search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 (section 44): Home Secretary's statement

    This oral statement was made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mrs Theresa May, in the House of Commons on 8 July 2010 at…

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

  • PM's speech at Civil Service Live

    Transcript of a speech by the Prime Minister on Structural Reform Plans, given at the Civil Service Live event, 8 July 2010.

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

  • Samantha Cameron announces new Patron for Tickets for Troops

    Samantha Cameron has announced that Christina Schmid, widow of bomb disposal expert Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, will join her as a Patron of Tickets for Troops.

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

  • Future Maritime Operations Conference

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Prince of Wales salutes cadets on The Mall

    As part of a year of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the cadet movement, hundreds of youngsters from all three Services paraded past His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in London yesterday.

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

  • Reorganisation of forces in Afghanistan

    Changes to the international force structure in southern Afghanistan, including the deployment of the UK's Theatre Reserve Battalion and the redeployment of British troops from Sangin to central Helmand, have been announ…

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

  • £189m for new equipment in Afghanistan announced

    The government is providing £189m from the Treasury Reserve for new equipment for UK troops in support of operations in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 7 July 2010

    Briefing by the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Afghanistan and 7/7 bombings.

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