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Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030

23 Apr Defence

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, which he called the "biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation".

19 Apr Foreign affairs

Prime Minister Says Middle East Conflict Escalation Benefits No One After Israel Strike On Iran

18 Apr Defence

UK Grapples With Uncharted Territory As "Red Lines" Crossed In Middle East

17 Apr Foreign affairs

MPs Clash With Foreign Office Over Calls To Proscribe IRGC

16 Apr Defence

Calls To Increase Defence Spending Could Clash With Labour's Tight Fiscal Rules

15 Apr Defence

UK Working With Allies To "Prevent Further Bloodshed" In Middle East

11 Apr Foreign affairs

Minister Says UK Needs “Deep Pockets” For Ukraine Support To Continue

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22 Apr Foreign affairs

After a year of war in Sudan, there are still no safe and legal routes to the UK

22 Apr Foreign affairs

Britain cannot stay silent on atrocities in DRC to protect our Rwanda deal

15 Apr Foreign affairs

Britain cannot turn a blind eye if Israel is committing war crimes

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19 Mar Foreign affairs

Solidarity with Ukrainian miners on the frontline of democracy in Europe

Two years ago, I was in Kyiv with politicians and trade union leaders.

14 Mar Foreign affairs

Tanks on the lawn: Labour's plans for the Ministry of Defence

What are Labour’s plans for the Ministry of Defence? Sienna Rodgers reviews the problems that may await John Healey as defence secretary

12 Mar Defence

Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'

Patrick Sanders infuriated Rishi Sunak by calling for a ‘citizen army’ in a speech dismissed as ‘alarmist’. But, as Sophie Church and Tali Fraser report, the debate on how to expand troop numbers has started and looks set to intensify after the election. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

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On the defensive- examining the parties’ policies on defence

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30 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

On the defensive- examining the parties’ policies on defence

With a week to go until the election, Dods Monitoring policy specialist Roxana Cimpeanu takes a closer look at the parties’ positions on defence.

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27 Apr 2015 Education

Defence and Uncertainty lecture by Strategy and Security expert

The issues behind unforeseen events like the disorder in the Ukraine to the revolutions of the Arab Spring which caught intelligence organisations off guard, is the subject of a fascinating lecture at the University of Exeter.

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20 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald joint venture wins place on high speed rail project, Czech Republic

A joint venture (JV) between Mott MacDonald and Sudop Praha A.S. has been appointed by Sprva Železničn Dopravn Cesty to carry out two studies for a new cross-border railway line that will connect Dresden in Germany with st nad Labem and Litoměřice in the Czech Republic.

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13 Apr 2015 Economy

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first CSP plant becomes operational, South Africa

The US$860 million KaXu Solar One concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Pofadder, South Africa has become the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to enter operation. MacDonald was lenders technical advisor during the projects financing and construction and is now monitoring operations in an ongoing role.

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02 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

Xina Solar One CSP plant achieves financial close, South Africa

The US$880 million Xina concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Pofadder, South Africa has successfully reached financial close.

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02 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

Free movement an 'asset' to EU economy

It's time to dispel the myth of so-called 'benefits tourism', argues Director of the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) Assya Kavrakova

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01 Apr 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald appointed lender’s technical advisor on Moroccan desalination plant

Mott MacDonald has been appointed lenders technical advisor by the SEDA special purpose vehicle for the development of a desalination plant in Morocco.

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26 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald appointed to improve power network capacity, Zambia

Mott MacDonald has been appointed as project managers by ZESCO to improve the capacity of transmission network infrastructure along the Kafue-Muzuma-Victoria Falls corridor in Zambia.

25 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

Keeping the Covenant with our Armed Forces in their time of need

Gordon Marsden MP writes about the final adjournment debate of this parliament on social care and military compensation. He calls on the Government to support the 100,000 veterans who could lose their injury compensation payments to pay for their social care costs

0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK

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19 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

0.7% to aid becomes law: a historic moment for the UK

Last week, the UK government sealed its commitment to dedicating 0.7% of the UK’s income to overseas aid. On behalf of the ‘Turn Up Save Lives’ campaign, WaterAid’s John Garrett looks at why this is such a welcome move for the international community, and why our new Parliament must continue to champion international development after May’s election.

10 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

Ending extreme poverty is within our grasp

Labour peer and former Scottish First Minister writes about the 0.7% international aid commitment and his recent trip to the Philippines with VSO

03 Mar 2015 Foreign affairs

Gordon Marsden MP: Improving support for our ex service personnel and their families

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Veterans Group Gordon Marsden MP calls on fellow MPs to commit to supporting service veterans and their families, now and in the next parliament

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26 Feb 2015 Economy

Majority of Tory candidates say EU ‘bad for business’ – new poll

57% of Conservative candidates at the forthcoming election believe the EU has been bad for British business, according to a new poll commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.

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06 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

Humanitarian and development work is a job for engineers.

Engineers play a vital role in providing both short and long-term relief after natural disasters. Working alongside international disaster relief charities, such as RedR, gives them the opportunity to offer valuable skills to the humanitarian sector.

Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development'

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05 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

Meg Munn MP: The UK must support Fiji at 'a critical point for its future development'

Labour MP Meg Munn writes about a recent CPA UK exchange visit from parliamentarians in Fiji which now has a democratically mandated government for the first time in years

Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue?

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04 Feb 2015 Foreign affairs

Trident nuclear deterrent: A general election issue?

A Dods poll indicates that over half of the MPs questioned are in favour of a like—for—like replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent whilst a quarter disagreed.

Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka

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29 Jan 2015 Foreign affairs

Eleanor Laing MP: We must ensure peaceful democracy prospers in Sri Lanka

Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing MP writes about the fragile situation in Sri Lanka which she visited herself as part of a CPA UK delegation.

Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal

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19 Jan 2015 Foreign affairs

Beyond life on the streets – the Homeless Veterans appeal

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity calls for a continued support and help for veterans with housing problems beyond the charity appeal.

Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide

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11 Dec 2014 Foreign affairs

Meg Hillier MP: Rwanda twenty years after the genocide

Hackney South & Shoreditch MP Meg Hillier has visited Rwanda on a trip organised by CPA UK. She writes about a reciprocal visit from four Rwandan parliamentarians and how Rwanda is benefitting from international aid.

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08 Dec 2014 Foreign affairs

Syria's refugees still need our help

The humanitarian crisis in Syria is growing and the UK needs to do more to help, says the British Red Cross on the eve of a UN conference on resettlement.

28 Nov 2013 Foreign affairs

Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.

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