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  • All councils should be transparent from today

    All councils should have opened their books up to public scrutiny by the end of today (31 January 2011).

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

  • Counter Fraud Champions to help crackdown on fraud

    Francis Maude has launched a new network of Counter Fraud Champions, based in all major government departments, to counter fraud and error.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the new Afghan Parliament

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that stable and inclusive politics will be vital in securing Afghanistan’s future.

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

  • Welsh Secretary comments on Electoral Commission decision

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has noted the decision of the Electoral Commission not to designate official Yes and No campaigns.

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

  • Final countdown begins to full council transparency

    Councils have been put on a week’s notice to get their books open for public scrutiny, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today, 25…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister calls for new ideas to increase democracy

    Nick Clegg calls for new ideas to help improve the rates of young people and other under-represented groups registering to vote.

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

  • Hugo Swire MP publishes government response to consultation on political donations in Northern Ireland

    The government's response to the public consultation on the confidentiality arrangements that apply to donations and loans to Northern Ireland political parties.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister: Gbagbo should “go, and go now”

    Nick Clegg last night met His Excellency President Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso and discussed the ongoing political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.

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

  • Press conference with the French Prime Minister

    A transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron and the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in London on 13 January 2011.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 13 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: President Van Rompuy, Fuel, Alternative Vote.

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

  • "No more powers should be moved from Britain to the EU"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in the Sunday Telegraph in advance of the EU Bill reaching committee stage in Parliament on Tuesday.

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

  • Foreign Secretary says cooperation with France makes a vital contribution to Foreign Office priorities

    Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday met his new French counterpart, Madame Michele Alliot-Marie.

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

  • Paterson appoints New Parades Commission

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP today announced the appointment of Peter Osborne as Chair of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland and six new Commission members.

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

  • Government frees Stoke to take forward improvement locally

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill returned local leadership to Stoke today by dissolving the top-down governance board that has overseen the…

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

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina: 15th anniversary of signature of Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement

    Foreign Secretary marks the progress made in the last 15 years and urges Bosnia and Herzegovina's politicians to approach constitutional changes in a 'constructive spirit of compromise and pragmatism'

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

  • Privy Council approval for Referendum on 3 March

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan today welcomed news that plans for a referendum on further powers for the National Assembly have …

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

  • Scotsman Conference: Fiscal Powers For Scotland

    The Rt Hon The Lord Wallace of Tankerness, QC, Advocate General for Scotland, addresses the Scotsman Conference: Fiscal Powers For Scotland.

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

  • How to Note on Electoral Assistance

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

  • Localism Bill

    I am today introducing the Localism Bill to Parliament. The legislation will set the foundations for the big society by radically transforming…

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

  • UK launches election ‘how to’ guide to support democracy

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne and Department for International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien set out the Government approach to supporting democracy and free and fair elections overseas.

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