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  • Commonwealth Day Message by Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth

    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II reflects on this year’s theme of ‘A Peace-building Commonwealth’ and the onward journey of The Queen’s Baton Relay.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Let’s Talk Politics: The time has come for #SeatsForWomen

    At a reception held in Beirut British Ambassador Hugo Shorter called for the 50% of Lebanon's population to be represented by more than 3% of its parliament.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Earth Hour 2015

    Earth Hour is a global annual event, run by WWF, where hundreds of millions of people switch off their lights for one hour in a symbolic display to show their commitment to the planet.

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

  • Philanthropy keynote speech

    Introduction I want to start by addressing the biggest challenge I face when it comes to the philanthropy agenda. Namely, to explode the…

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

  • Flag Institute spring meeting 2011

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Let me start by congratulating the Flag Institute on its first 40 years…

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

  • The Endowment Century

    Today is a slightly daunting anniversary for me. In my first speech as Culture Secretary last year, I quoted Grayson Perry speaking about the…

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

  • A definition of antisemitism

    The problem of antisemitism continues to be a serious one. One issue is the absence of an agreed international definition of antisemitism.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • National naval memorial

    A memorial for all naval service personnel past, present and future has been unveiled.

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

  • Importance of removing, reporting and recording 'pernicious' anti-semitic graffiti

    Eric Pickles writes to council leaders to stress the importance of removing racist graffiti quickly, and recording it with police.

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

  • Land handover ceremony at British Embassy Tokyo

    Ownership rights exchanged; former embassy land to be opened to the public as a park

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary speech on rejecting decline and renewing Western diplomacy in the 21st Century

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech at the invitation of Nancy Reagan.

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

  • Chancellor remarks at the opening of the meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in the Frauenkirche, Dresden

    Remarks by the Chancellor at the opening of the meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in the Frauenkirche, Dresden.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Three quarters of Britons risking online safety

    A new survey from Cyber Streetwise has revealed the vast majority of people are not taking necessary steps to protect their identity online.

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

  • Ministers plant poppies at the Tower

    In a shared act of remembrance the British and French Defence Secretaries planted ceramic poppies at the Tower of London.

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

  • UK education invests in improving learning outcomes in Malawi

    On Wednesday, 16 May 2018, UK handed over education infrastructure worth £11.09 million (circa MWK11 billion) to the government of Malawi.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay opens conference on tackling the stigma of sexual violence

    Survivors, experts and civil society will meet to discuss the challenges of tackling the stigma which often afflicts survivors of sexual violence. These discussions will be used to develop a Principles for Global Action document to end stigma.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Baroness Neville-Rolfe speech at SAIC event in London

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe discusses the importance of branding at SAIC event in London, 16 December 2016.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • PM letter to Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA

    "Wearing a poppy is an almost universal symbol throughout the United Kingdom", wrote David Cameron.

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

  • NATO Summit Wales 2014 logo unveiled

    The NATO Summit Wales 2014 logo has been unveiled in Brussels by the Foreign Secretary and NATO Secretary General.

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

  • The British Embassy to Italy supports #LightsOut

    The British Embassy Rome turns off all illumination and lights a candle for the 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War

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