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46,003 UK Government department press releases spanning the full archive from 2007 to today, plus House of Commons select committee reports, updated daily. Browse a day at a time, or search across every release.
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- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 8 May 2014
FCO Minister hosts Global Women Leaders Event
Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi gathers together international women leaders from Muslim communities.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 8 May 2014
FCO Minister condemns Syrian regime’s siege and starvation tactics
Hugh Robertson condemns continued attempts to starve Syrian people into submission and calls for Security Council action.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 8 May 2014
Press briefing: afternoon 8 May 2014
The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Ukraine, meat labelling, a recent speech by President Barroso and knife crime.
- Department for International Development · 8 May 2014
UK supports economic development in Mozambique
Market traders and businesses in Mozambique will benefit from two initiatives to improve access to financial services and health care provision in the country, International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has announced in a visit to the country.
- Environment Agency · 8 May 2014
Flood protection work to begin in Cardington
Work to maintain high levels of flood protection to residents in Bedford will begin next week (Monday 12 May) in Cardington.
- Competition and Markets Authority · 8 May 2014
CMA announces legal appointments
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today announced the appointment of four further Legal Directors.
- Environment Agency · 8 May 2014
Colne Barrier gets major refurbishment
Barrier will carry on protecting over 2,000 homes for years to come.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 8 May 2014
Thousands more make contact with long lost funds
More and more people have been making contact with their lost pension funds using the government’s free Pension Tracing Service.
- Ministry of Justice · 8 May 2014
Police and prison officer killers to face life in prison
Anyone who kills a police or prison officer in the course of their duty will face spending the rest of their lives behind bars, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 8 May 2014
Benefit cap: 100 people find jobs every week
More than 100 people affected by the benefit cap have moved into work every week on average since the introduction of the policy last April.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 8 May 2014
Castlehead students win Prime Minister’s award
Student volunteers at Castlehead High School in Paisley, Renfrewshire, have won a Big Society Award for their successful reading club.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 8 May 2014
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
The Foreign Secretary pays tribute to the ‘extraordinary contribution’ of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 8 May 2014
Lord-Lieutenant for Tweeddale: Professor Sir Hew Strachan
Professor Sir Hew Strachan is appointed as the new Lord-Lieutenant of Tweeddale.
Government press releases last updated 21 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.