Speech: The Belfast Agreement 15 Years On: Challenges and Opportunities
It’s a great honour for me to be visiting the American University today and I am really very grateful for the opportunity to speak to you about Northern Ireland.But before I share my thoughts with you...
View ArticlePress release: UK condemns unlawful and provocative Spanish incursion
Acting Permanent Under Secretary Matthew Rycroft summoned the Spanish Ambassador H.E. Federico Trillo this afternoon to raise the United Kingdom’s serious concerns regarding a significant incursion...
View ArticleNews story: PM phone call with President Rouhani of Iran
Following the phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said:The Prime Minister became the first British Prime Minister to call the Iranian President in more than a decade today when he spoke to...
View ArticlePress release: HS2 Growth Taskforce comes to Yorkshire to secure maximum...
The HS2 Growth Taskforce is meeting key figures from across Yorkshire today (20 November 2013) as part of a series of roadshows designed to ensure regions maximise the benefits of high speed rail.HS2...
View ArticlePress release: Secretary of State for Wales responds to UK City of Culture...
Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones said:As much as today’s announcement will come as disappointing news to those who have supported Swansea Bay’s bid, they should be rightly proud of all that...
View ArticleNews story: Hull crowned UK City of Culture 2017
Hull will be the next UK City of Culture - in 2017 - Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced today.Hull faced stiff competition from the other three shortlisted cities, Dundee, Leicester and Swansea...
View ArticleNews story: James Brokenshire reassures faith leaders during Manchester visit
On 18 Novemember 2013, Security Minister James Brokenshire spoke at a roundtable discussion at Manchester Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre, which was also attended by representatives from...
View ArticleNews story: Future of Farming looking bright
150 young entrepreneurs will gather today at the Fertile Minds event in Berkshire to hear how they can fulfill their ambitions to become leading farm business men and women.Fertile Minds, put on by...
View ArticleNews story: Carmichael praise for Dundee's 'phenomenal' effort
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has paid tribute to the efforts of Dundee despite being unsuccessful in its bid to become the 2017 UK City of Culture.The Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister welcomes UN Resolution on Human Rights in Burma
The UN General Assembly 3rd Committee yesterday adopted a resolution on human rights in Burma. Welcoming the resolution, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister, Hugo Swire, said:The resolution on...
View ArticlePress release: Minister for the Middle East and North Africa visits Tripoli
FCO Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Hugh Robertson, arrived in Tripoli on Monday for his first visit to Libya since taking up the position last month. His visit focused on the...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister calls on Iran to improve human rights
Mr Robertson said:I welcome yesterday’s adoption of the resolution on the human rights situation in Iran by the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. This is the tenth consecutive year that the...
View ArticleNews story: Lima Chamber of Commerce hosts talks on climate change
Updated: Added translationInspired by Peru’s successful bid to host the United Nations Climate Summit in Lima next year (20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, also known as...
View ArticlePress release: Drugs leave hundreds of Brits behind bars overseas
More than 850* British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. The...
View ArticlePress release: PHE supporting National HIV Testing Week
According to a new Public Health England (PHE) report, published today (21 November) in the run up to National HIV Testing Week, around a fifth (21,900) of people living with HIV in the UK (98,400) are...
View ArticleNews story: Scottish referendum: Business must be part of the debate
Scottish businesses must not be intimidated from taking part in the independence debate, Advocate General for Scotland Lord Wallace QC will tell a CBI audience in Aberdeen today.Following the recent...
View ArticleSpeech: Owen Paterson speech to Policy Exchange
Thank you for inviting me to speak today. It’s a great pleasure to be here at Policy Exchange, a think tank that does so much to shape and inform debate across a wide range of issues.Since becoming...
View ArticleNews story: New country and regional public spending data published
Access an infographic on Flickr summarising the information from the data releasedThe government has today published a regional break down of spending figures for the year 2012 to 2013. The new figures...
View ArticleNews story: Graduates have one week to apply for tax trainee jobs
The department is seeking to recruit at least 120 people. The last day they can apply is 29 November.The graduates will join a specially-designed four-year Tax Professional Development Programme,...
View ArticleNews story: Tackling Homophobic Bullying in Schools
Jo Swinson announces a new initiative to help drive out homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in secondary schools during Anti-Bullying Week.The new project will invite organisations to bid for...
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