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  • Budget 2012

    The Chancellor presents the Budget for 2012, setting out the UK Government’s plans for the economy and public finances.

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

  • Award-winning journalists visit UK

    The winners of the 2011 'Inquirer Awards' for investigative journalism in the Middle East today met FCO officials as part of a UK visit.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes adoption of Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he strongly welcomed the UN Security Council's support for Kofi Annan's work as joint UN-Arab League envoy.

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

  • Statement on behalf of Judith Tebbutt

    Following her release earlier today, Judith Tebbutt has issued the following statement.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes release of Judith Tebbutt

    Following the release of Judith Tebbutt earlier today, the Foreign Secretary has issued the following statement.

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

  • Communiqué: UAE-UK Taskforce meeting

    The seventh meeting of the UAE-UK Taskforce was hosted by Minister for the Middle East and South Asia Alistair Burt on 21 March in London.

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

  • UK commitment to the Middle East

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the UK's optimism about the prospects for the Arab Spring and the Middle East in a speech to the Middle East Association on 21 March.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Consul General to Hong Kong

    Ms Caroline Wilson has been appointed Her Majesty's Consul General to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Non-Resident Consul General to Macau.

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

  • Foreign Secretary saddened by the death of Pope Shenouda III

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said Pope Shenouda III will be remembered as a man of great wisdom, an advocate of dialogue and tolerance, and a symbol of national unity and reconciliation.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns "cowardly" Iraqi bombings

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt described the series of bomb attacks in Iraq on 20 March as cowardly.

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to the Seychelles

    Mrs Lindsay Samantha Skoll has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles.

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

  • UK Prime Minister’s Official Visit to the United States

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Washington on Tuesday 13 March for an official visit at the invitation of President Barack Obama.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns blocking of the ‘UK for Iranians’ website

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed concerns at censorship in Iran as the ‘UK for Iranians’ website is blocked.

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

  • Foreign Secretary agrees to broaden and deepen UK - Israeli ties

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor in London.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's response to the shooting in Toulouse

    Foreign Secretary William has expressed his horror at the shooting at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school in Toulouse

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands

    Mr Dominic Meiklejohn OBE had been appointed British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes election of the President of the Republic of Moldova

    Minister for Europe, David Lidington hopes the election will provide stability needed for progress on programme of reforms.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses progress in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague explained what UK efforts in Afghanistan are achieving in an interview with Dermot Murnaghan on Sky News this morning.

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

  • Minister for Europe condemns Belarus executions

    Minister for Europe David Lidington repeats calls to Belarus to end death penalty after serious questions surround latest executions.

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

  • North Korean satellite launch plans

    Foreign Office "deeply concerned" at the North Korean government announcement that it plans to launch a satellite.

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