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Labour MPs Call For Iranian Revolutionary Guards To Be Proscribed As Terrorists

28 Apr Foreign affairs

Labour MPs are leading renewed calls for the government to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.

25 Apr Foreign affairs

Five Days In Israel: "Victory For Us Is Civilians Coming Back"

23 Apr Foreign affairs

MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions

23 Apr Defence

Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine

22 Apr Defence

Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is

15 Apr Foreign affairs

Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

14 Apr Defence

Ukrainian MP Urges UK To Maintain "Balance" Between Defence And Aid Spending

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28 Apr Foreign affairs

Cadbury's owner's ethics test: time to exit Russia for good

28 Apr Economy

Rebuilding UK defence and development requires ambitious critical mineral partnerships

23 Apr Defence

Trump’s blitz is failing to deliver instant gratification, but it is changing the world

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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks

24 Apr Communities

Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections

26 Apr Political parties

It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely

24 Apr Defence

Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years

25 Apr Culture

Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor

27 Apr Political parties

Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak

30 Apr Parliament

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23 Apr Defence

Tales From The Front: MPs Share Their Stories From Ukraine

From shortly after the invasion to today, British parliamentarians have been visiting Ukraine to learn and, where possible, to support. We asked a selection to share their most abiding memories

12 Feb Foreign affairs

Artful Dealing: How to deal with Donald Trump from No 10

Theresa May's former press chief reflects on what we've learned about how to deal with Donald Trump

27 Jan Foreign affairs

AG Lord Hermer on international law: 'Bring it on, if that’s the fight people want to have'

Sienna Rodgers talks to Lord Hermer about his friendship with the Prime Minister and focus on the rule of law since taking up the post of Attorney General

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02 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Number of children seeking asylum in Europe near double that of 2014

Unicef UK calls for urgent action to keep children safe in wars and crises

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22 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025

The National Audit Office has today published its examination of the assumptions made by the Ministry of Defence in its annual statement of the affordability of its 10-year equipment plan.

19 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must be China's critical friend on human rights

Congleton MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Fiona Bruce calls on the Government to address China's human rights violations ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK this week.

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16 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee crisis: What can be done?

A report from the Red Cross and Scottish Refugee Council fringe at the SNP conference

13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

"Downright pathetic" - Farron attacks Cameron and Corbyn's stance on Brexit

Tim Farron criticises Cameron and Corbyn for not aligning with the IN campaign, saying any other response "is not only inadequate – it’s downright pathetic."

What has the European Union ever done for us?

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13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

What has the European Union ever done for us?

Alistair Jarvis, Director of External Relations at Universities UK, responds to the out common Eurosceptic challenges.

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11 Oct 2015 Education

Universities UK Vice-President joins national in campaign board ahead of EU referendum

The national in campaign, to be called Britain Stronger in Europe, announced its board today. Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and Vice-President of Universities UK joined the board alongside leading figures from business, the arts, media, defence, education and politics to campaign to keep Britain in Europe.

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10 Oct 2015 Education

University leaders to speak out on benefits of European Union membership

Speaking ahead of Monday'slaunch of the nationalIN campaign, the President of Universities UK has said that university leaders will speak out to highlight the positive impact that European Union (EU) membership has on our universities.

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

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09 Oct 2015 Education

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

The Syrian refugee crisis has bolstered public opinion on the importance of the 0.7% GDP target for international aid spending, George Osborne has said.

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

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30 Sep 2015 Education

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

Tristram Hunt MP and Dan Jarvis MP called for support of Save the Children’s campaigns to help refugee children and child literacy in the UK.

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25 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Six ways the Global Goals could change the world

Over the last three years, hundreds of thousands of you have joined our campaign for a Global Goal on taps and toilets and today, it became a reality. Our Campaigns Officer Rebecca Owen explains what that could mean for all our futures.

17 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Time for Government to 'end its military sales to despotic regimes'

Ann Clwyd MP writes ahead of her Westminster Hall debate today: 'Implications for human rights of promoting arms sales'.

16 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

National parliaments must ensure Sustainable Development Goals are met

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Chidgey writes ahead of his debate this week on the upcoming UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit.

Lord Dubs: UK response to refugee children 'could shame us for a generation'

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14 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord Dubs: UK response to refugee children 'could shame us for a generation'

As the UK continues to debate its response to the refugee crisis, Lord Dubs calls for the UK to 'not lose sight of one simple fact: all children have a right to be safe.'

Save the Children plans PMQs demonstration to highlight plight of refugees

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09 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Save the Children plans PMQs demonstration to highlight plight of refugees

Ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions today, leading charities will come together outside Parliament to draw attention to the level of British support for refugees.

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08 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Mott MacDonald appointed on waste management system improvement project, Brazil

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide technical and strategic advice on a public-private partnership (PPP) project to improve the waste management system in Curitiba, Brazil.

UK urged to do more to help Syrian children who have lost parents

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08 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

UK urged to do more to help Syrian children who have lost parents

Unicef UK urges UK towiden existing family reunion rules forunaccompanied children who have reached Europe as they 'are at the greatest risk of all the refugeesand migrants'.

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03 Sep 2015 Foreign affairs

Kos migrants – Here are the stories they want to tell you

Thousands of refugees and migrants have risked their lives this year, in a desperate bid to find safety in Europe. Some come by boat and wash up on Greek islands like Kos. But why are they here? Where have they come from and where are they heading?

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26 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Construction underway on Indigo hotel, China

Construction is underway on a new Indigo hotel in Yangzhou, China. Mott MacDonald is acting as mechanical, electrical and plumbing consultant on the project on behalf of Yangzhou Wansheng Industry Co., Ltd.

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20 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Port of Calais PPP achieves financial close, France

The 863 million Port of Calais extension public-private partnership (PPP) project has successfully reached financial close.

12 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must speak up against sharp rise of executions in Iran

Co-chair of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom Lord Carlile of Berriew calls on the Government to condemn the human rights situation in Iran with nearly 700 executions since January 2015.

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12 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

‘The Swarm’ from Calais: a horror movie not showing near you

Kent roads in gridlock. Families missing their big summer holiday. Therewaseven talk of sending in the army to defend our borders from invading migrants. So how did we get here and whats going on?

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03 Aug 2015 Foreign affairs

Save the Children welcomes draft global goals as 'seismic shift' for combatting poverty

Save the Children has today strongly welcomed the agreement by member states of Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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24 Jul 2015 Foreign affairs

Road Haulage Association calls for French military to secure Calais

The Road Haulage Association welcomes proposals to improve Operation Stack, which were set out at a resilience meeting in Kent today. But the plans will not cope adequately when the demands on Stack reach their peak, as has been repeatedly seen in the past month, the RHA warned.

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