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  • Daesh clinging to Iraq as UK marks anniversary of operations

    Daesh now holds just a fraction of Iraq’s territory after previously threatening the capital Baghdad, the Defence Secretary has said.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK ratifies Montenegro’s membership of NATO

    Ambassador Whitting met Montenegrin PM Milo Đukanović to hand over a letter from Foreign Secretary about Montenegro’s NATO accession.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Syria sanctions

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson comments on additional EU sanctions to increase pressure on the Asad regime

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK maritime personnel train the Libyan Coastguard

    UK Armed Forces personnel will tomorrow begin operations to help train the Libyan Coastguard, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £2.4 million upgrade to facilities at New Zealand Farm Camp

    DIO has invested in the project at New Zealand Farm Camp on Salisbury Plain Training Area, to bring it in line with modern day and future training requirements.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • PM meeting with the King of Bahrain: 26 October 2016

    Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a meeting with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, at 10 Downing Street.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK steps up measures to reassure European allies

    The UK is stepping up its package of measures to support its allies in Europe, in the face of a more assertive Russia, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • World War 2 airmen's graves rededicated

    Six Royal Air Force crew members graves have been identified and rededicated over 70 years after they lost their lives in WW2.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Kosovo Security Force wins Gold in Exercise Cambrian Patrol

    Kosovo Security Force team awarded Gold Medal in the British Army’s prestigious Exercise Cambrian Patrol challenge in Wales.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • CDE themed competition webinar: synthetic biology for transparent materials

    A webinar for this Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) £750,000 phase-1 research funding competition will be held on 5 December 2016.

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  • CDE themed competition webinar: beyond battery power

    A webinar for this Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) £750,000 phase-1 research funding competition will be held on 5 December 2016.

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  • UK to resume training of Syrian opposition to fight Daesh

    UK personnel will train members of vetted moderate Syrian opposition groups in infantry, medical and explosive hazard awareness skills as part of the counter Daesh campaign, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statement on Calais

    Home Secretary's statement on the transfer of unaccompanied minors from Calais camp.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK-led exercise ensures NATO is match fit to deal with any threat

    The Defence Secretary has today visited forces participating in a UK-led NATO exercise at RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK troops to bolster NATO mission in Kosovo

    UK Armed Forces will increase their support to a NATO force in Kosovo, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary statement on UN chemical weapons report

    Foreign Secretary statement on UN chemical weapons report

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • European Council October 2016: Prime Minister's press statement

    Prime Minister Theresa May gave a statement about the subjects covered in the European Council meeting: Brexit, migration, Russia and trade.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK and France begin build of unmanned mine clearance craft

    Today in Paris, the Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart, Laurent Collet-Billon, launched the next phase of a £117 million joint Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Successor Submarines Named

    The first of the UK’s new nuclear deterrent submarines has been named

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Defence Secretary announces major cyber investment

    The UK will invest up to £265m to boost the defence of military cyber systems, the Defence Secretary has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government