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  • Two in five travellers risk being left with no cash on holiday

    Foreign Office issues advice as survey reveals that nearly half (42%) of British travellers carry all of their spending money with them at all times rather than leaving some in a hotel safe while abroad.

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

  • British Home Secretary arrives in Pakistan

    British Home Secretary, Theresa May, arrived in Lahore yesterday, Sunday 24 October, on her first visit to Pakistan in her role as Home Secretary.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes EU Regulation on Iran

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague welcomed the adoption today of an EU Regulation that implements tough, new sanctions against Iran.

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

  • Strengthening defence ties between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

    British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sir Tom Phillips writes about what the UK's Strategic Defence and Security Review and what it means for the UK's work with Saudi Arabia.

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

  • High Level Political Talks with Mexico

    Minister for Latin America Jeremy Browne held talks with Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister Lourdes Aranda in London today.

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

  • UK Environment Minister to attend COP10, Nagoya

    Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman calls for countries to come together to protect biodiversity.

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

  • Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team refurbishes Afghan Police checkpoint

    British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has refurbished a key base for the Afghan National Police who are being handed more responsibility for security in Helmand from UK and other ISAF troops.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: Britain's spending review

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has written about what the spending review means to the UK and its relationship with other countries.

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

  • John Ashton: “Bolivia and the UK have a powerful common interest in reaching a global deal on climate change”

    Interview with the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton, who visited Bolivia on 18-19 October and met President Evo Morales.

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

  • Rail strikes in Greece

    Rail services in Greece will be affected by strike action between 25 - 29 October.

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

  • Travel advice for Europa League matches this week

    Liverpool are playing in Europe this week. Check our travel advice if you're going to the match.

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

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review published

    Prime Minister David Cameron has set out how the Government will go about securing Britain in an age of uncertainty in a review published today.

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

  • Foreign Office Spending Review settlement ensures UK maintains its global reach

    The Chancellor George Osborne today outlined the Spending Review 2010 which determines Government spending over the next four years. The Foreign Office settlement ensures the FCO plays its role in deficit reduction.

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

  • Foreign Secretary stands in solidarity with Burmese political prisoner Ko Mya Aye

    Foreign Secretary William Hague added his support to Amnesty International's campaign for the release of Burma's 2,100 political prisoners on 20 October.

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

  • UK and Polish Ministers meet in first ever Defence Diplomacy Quadrilateral

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox are today hosting their Polish counterparts in the first-ever quadrilateral meeting between the two countries on diplomacy and defence issues.

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

  • Countering the insurgency in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the dual military and political strands in the strategy to counter the insurgency in Afghanistan, in an interview with Sky News.

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

  • UK and Gulf Ministers meet to forge deeper ties

    As part of their commitment to elevating relationships with the Gulf States, UK Ministers from across Government met counterparts from the Gulf at the Foreign Office yesterday.

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

  • Ministers call for an enhanced relationship and trade relations with Oman

    Ministers from across Government today met with business leaders from Oman, to further work on elevating relationships between the countries.

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

  • Oman Trade & Investment Forum

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt addresses Omani business leaders in London.

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

  • Afghanistan and the Taliban: Foreign Secretary's interview on Sky news

    Sky news interviewed Foreign Secretary William Hague on Afghanistan and military pressure on the Taliban.

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