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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's statement on the plan to stop the boats: 22 April 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's statement on the plan to stop the boats: 22 April 2024

22 April 2024 - 10:32 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

PM Rishi Sunak's press statement on the next stage of the plan to stop the boats....

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Minister for the Middle East travels to Bahrain for talks on regional security

Minister for the Middle East travels to Bahrain for talks on regional security

22 April 2024 - 10:30 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Minister for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon visits Bahrain to discuss regional security with partn...

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DBS prepares to host Spring Conference 2024

DBS prepares to host Spring Conference 2024

22 April 2024 - 10:27 News Story

Disclosure and Barring Service

DBS prepares to host a free, virtual conference featuring a range of expert speakers sharing insights to support better ...

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Stronger protections for stalking and harassment victims

Stronger protections for stalking and harassment victims

22 April 2024 - 10:18 News Story

Home Office

The government has announced measures making it easier for police to apply for stalking protection orders, meaning more ...

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UK-wide ban on wet wipes containing plastic to be put into law

UK-wide ban on wet wipes containing plastic to be put into law

22 April 2024 - 10:00 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic....

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Improving how we respond to queries about the regulatory framework

Improving how we respond to queries about the regulatory framework

22 April 2024 - 09:20 News Story

Single Source Regulations Office

We are expanding our support to help stakeholders understand and use the regulatory framework for single source defence ...

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CNC and Joint Response Unit celebrate three-year milestone

CNC and Joint Response Unit celebrate three-year milestone

22 April 2024 - 08:30 News Story

Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Last month marked three years of collaborative working between the Joint Response Unit and CNC officers at Dungeness. ...

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Stephen Lawrence Day: we need to recognise the drivers for disparity

Stephen Lawrence Day: we need to recognise the drivers for disparity

22 April 2024 - 08:20 News Story

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

A blog by the Youth Justice Board's (YJB) Business Intelligence and Insights Directorate that highlights racial dispari...

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UK astronaut Dr Rosemary Coogan aims for the stars after graduation

UK astronaut Dr Rosemary Coogan aims for the stars after graduation

21 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

UK Space Agency

UK astronaut Dr Rosemary Coogan says she is proud to be a step closer to space after a graduation ceremony today (22 Apr...

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Terrorgram added to list of proscribed terrorist organisations

Terrorgram added to list of proscribed terrorist organisations

21 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Home Office

The UK is to become the first country in the world to proscribe the Terrorgram collective, with draft proscription order...

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£8 million funding boost for AI to make boats smarter

£8 million funding boost for AI to make boats smarter

21 April 2024 - 23:00 News Story

Department for Transport

Organisations can apply for the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to use AI for projects that make UK waters safer, opera...

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CMA wins legal challenge against CAT on home search warrants

CMA wins legal challenge against CAT on home search warrants

21 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The CMA has won an important legal challenge in the High Court after the CAT refused to grant it a domestic search warra...

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Foreign Secretary travels to Central Asia and Mongolia in landmark visit to region ?? 

Foreign Secretary travels to Central Asia and Mongolia in landmark visit to region ?? 

21 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

David Cameron will visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia to increase engagemen...

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PM call with King Abdullah II of Jordan: 21 April 2024

PM call with King Abdullah II of Jordan: 21 April 2024

20 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to King Abdullah II of Jordan this morning....

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Sudan is now in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Update on AUKUS export reform progress

Update on AUKUS export reform progress

19 April 2024 - 20:51 News Story

Ministry of Defence

The UK warmly welcomes the significant progress made with our partners the US and Australia to advance the AUKUS trilate...

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Enforcement appeals: Key changes under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act

Enforcement appeals: Key changes under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act

19 April 2024 - 15:57 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

From Thursday 25 April, changes to enforcement and lawful development certificate (LDC) appeals come into effect as a re...

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Sharp reduction in government’s energy consumption and emissions saves millions for public estate

Sharp reduction in government’s energy consumption and emissions saves millions for public estate

19 April 2024 - 15:09 Press Release

Cabinet Office

The latest figures released today in the government’s annual State of the Estate report, highlight the significant progr...

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Security and Policing 2024

Security and Policing 2024

19 April 2024 - 14:02 News Story

UK Defence and Security Exports

Countries, territories, and organisations invited by Department for Business and Trade, UK Defence and Security Exports ...

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PM to overhaul benefits system and tackle Britain's

PM to overhaul benefits system and tackle Britain's "sick note culture" in welfare reform speech

19 April 2024 - 11:59 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

In a major speech today [Friday 19 April], the Prime Minister unveiled a package of welfare reform measures to tackle th...

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Readout of Five Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington DC

Readout of Five Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington DC

19 April 2024 - 11:25 News Story

HM Treasury

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt chaired a meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Unite...

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TRA makes Final Recommendation to extend steel safeguard measures

TRA makes Final Recommendation to extend steel safeguard measures

19 April 2024 - 10:05 Press Release

Trade Remedies Authority

A Final Recommendation to extend safeguard measures on 15 categories of steel has been submitted to the Secretary of Sta...

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Disability benefits system to be reviewed as PM outlines

Disability benefits system to be reviewed as PM outlines "moral mission" to reform welfare

19 April 2024 - 09:56 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “mo...

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Heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies - 2024 meeting statement

Heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies - 2024 meeting statement

19 April 2024 - 09:21 News Story

UK Export Finance

The heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies met in Tokyo, Japan to discuss international trade....

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Regulator investigates fundraising activity over links to pro-Hamas media outlet

Regulator investigates fundraising activity over links to pro-Hamas media outlet

19 April 2024 - 07:28 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry following concerns over how charitable funds have been used by a...

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We must start with fixing the immediate crisis in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

We must start with fixing the immediate crisis in Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council

19 April 2024 - 00:34 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestinian membership of the U...

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Landmark childcare rollout on track

Landmark childcare rollout on track

18 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Department for Education

Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for 2-year-olds in s...

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Minister travels to China - Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing and Hong Kong to engage on world’s biggest challenges

Minister travels to China - Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing and Hong Kong to engage on world’s biggest challenges

18 April 2024 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tianjin to further...

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Prime Minister’s speech on welfare: 19 April 2024

Prime Minister’s speech on welfare: 19 April 2024

18 April 2024 - 23:00 Speech

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on welfare....

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Europe faces its greatest security challenge since 1945 – the OSCE has never been more important: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Europe faces its greatest security challenge since 1945 – the OSCE has never been more important: UK statement at the UN Security Council

18 April 2024 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on the Organisation for Securi...

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