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  • Defence Secretary welcomes deployable UK-France joint force

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and French Defence Secretary Jean-Yves Le Drian see Exercise Griffin Strike in full flow.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Mersey in £12 Million Caribbean drugs bust

    The Royal Navy ship HMS Mersey has played a key part in an operation to seize a vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine off Nicaragua.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK and Lebanon discuss tackling Daesh threat

    The Defence Secretary has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to help Lebanon protect itself against terrorism, including the threat from Daesh.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK and France launch rapid deployment exercise

    A joint force between the UK and France will face its biggest development test to date as the two countries come together for an exercise.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK jets and warship to bolster Baltic security

    RAF Typhoon and the Royal Navy warship HMS Iron Duke will deploy to the Baltic this month.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-France Summit 2016

    The Prime Minister and President Hollande discussed UK-France co-operation on counter-terrorism, migration, defence and nuclear energy.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-France Summit: 3 March 2016

    Following the UK-France Summit, David Cameron gave a statement on Daesh, our bilateral security co-operation and the migration crisis.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • "This resolution is a step change. It contains some of the toughest measures the Security Council has ever taken. "

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2270 on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK maritime personnel to take part in winter training exercise

    Hundreds of UK maritime personnel will take part in a NATO exercise focused on crisis response over the next fortnight.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Between Reassurance and Reengagement? The Future of NATO

    Speaking on a panel discussion wt the Munich Security Conference, the Defence Secretary spoke about how conflicting threat assessments and divergent strategic priorities among NATO member states be reconciled in the run-up t…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK to step up NATO maritime commitment

    The UK will increase its maritime commitment to NATO exercises and activities, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Update: air strikes against Daesh

    British forces have continued to conduct air operations in the fight against Daesh

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence leaders meet Muslim communities to discuss Syria

    The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today briefed around 30 influential members of British Muslim communities about UK military action against Daesh in Syria and Iraq.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK team deploys to South Sudan to assess peacekeeping commitment

    A UK military team deployed to South Sudan to look at what role the UK could play as part of a contribution to ongoing UN peacekeeping.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • First sailors join new aircraft carrier in Scotland

    Twelve Royal Navy personnel have become the first crew to join the UK's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary announces closer defence ties with Japan

    The Defence Secretary has announced the UK will look at taking part in a joint military exercise with Japan to tighten defence relations.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • "Far from dividing us, actually the terrorists in Daesh and ISIL are actually uniting us."

    STATEMENT BY GEORGE OSBORNE, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON DAESH FINANCING

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HMS Defender joins French carrier on counter Daesh operations

    The Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has joined the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle ready to support operations against Daesh.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary in talks with US counterpart

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon met his US counterpart Ash Carter in Washington ahead of concluding his two-day visit to the United States.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Second Royal Navy Mediterranean drugs bust in a fortnight

    The Royal Navy has carried out its second drugs bust in the Mediterranean in as many weeks with HMS St Albans seizing around 320kg of cannabis.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government