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  • Foreign Secretary: International community will not stand by and watch Qadhafi regime kill civilians

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said "forces that continue to take part in Qadhafi's war against his own people, will continue to face the military force of the coalition".

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

  • Operations in Libya having a very real effect

    Coalition operations against Colonel Gaddafi's forces are having a very real effect in protecting the city of Benghazi, Major General John Lorimer, the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, s…

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

  • Press briefing: afternoon 22 March 2011

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Qadhafi: "We will judge him by his actions, not his words"

    Foreign Secretary discussed the UN Security Council resolution and the situation in Libya on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on 21 March.

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

  • PM statement to the House on Libya

    Prime Minister David Cameron has secured comprehensive support from MPs for the military intervention in Libya.

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

  • UN intervention in Libya: Foreign Secretary on BBC Radio 5

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on BBC Radio 5

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

  • Libya: "We will work with our Arab partners to enforce the resolution"

    A Foreign Office spokesperson said "Unlike Qadhafi, the coalition is not attacking civilians. The UN resolution authorises all necessary measures to protect the Libyan people"

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

  • Prime Minister on latest developments in Libya

    Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken about the current situation in Libya and the international community's response.

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

  • Prime Minister: Libya - "The time for action has come"

    Prime Minister David Cameron met with French President & UN Secretary General in Paris.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on UN vote on Libya no fly zone

    "We have been clear that the world would not accept Qadhafi’s brutality against his own people."

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

  • Prime Minister statement on the UN Security Council Resolution on Libya

    PM David Cameron statement to the House of Commons following the UN Security Council adoption of Resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya.

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

  • UK to help migrants home to relieve pressure at Libya border

    Britain will support additional emergency evacuation flights for people who have fled to the Libya-Tunisia border, in light of concerns that numbers reaching the border camp look set to keep growing.

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

  • United Nations Security Council resolution on Libya No-Fly Zone has been approved

    UK Explanation of Vote delivered by Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, on Security Council Resolution on Libya

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

  • Permanent Under Secretary summons Libyan Ambassador

    Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser reiterated that the UK and many others in the international community believe Qadhafi must relinquish power immediately.

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

  • "UK is at the forefront of the international effort to isolate Qadhafi regime"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the response to the situation in Libya following the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris.

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

  • UN Human Rights Council meets to discuss human rights situation in Libya

    The UN Human Rights Council had a debate today on the follow-up to the Special Session on Libya on 25 February.

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

  • "Britain will remain at the forefront of Europe in leading the response to this crisis"

    Prime Minister David Cameron has updated parliament on the special European Council on 11 March which focussed on Libya and the Middle East.

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

  • Arab League Resolution on Libya

    In response to the Arab League resolution calling for a no fly zone over Libya, a spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said:

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

  • Prime Minister attends European Council on Libya

    Prime Minister David Cameron attended an emergency European Council in Brussels to discuss the EU response to events in Libya.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN inquiry into human rights violations in Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has today welcomed the appointment of the UN Human Rights Council Commission to investigate human rights violations in Libya.

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