Press Releases

Foreign Office Minister meets families of missing ‘Cheeki Rafiki’ crew members

Minister for North America Hugh Robertson welcomes US Coastguard’s decision to resume the search for the four missing yachtsmen.

FCO Minister comments on Guinea-Bissau election results

FCO Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds welcomes the provisional results of the second round of the Presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau.

Cabinet meeting read-out 20 May 2014

A read-out from the Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on the morning of 20 May 2014.

Hugo Swire comments on martial law in Thailand

FCO Minister of State for Asia, Hugo Swire, has expressed his concern at the latest developments in Thailand.

Leading Cambridge professor receives honorary OBE

Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts today (20 May 2014) bestowed an honorary OBE on Professor David Ford.

Featherstone: New British aid package for South Sudan

Britain announces £60 million to help those affected by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises

Call for new policy focus on brain health to reduce the risk of dementia

Blackfriars Consensus Statement calls for new national focus to reduce risk of developing dementia.

Ban on Eurotunnel ferry service provisionally confirmed by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally confirmed an earlier decision by the Competition Commission that Eurotunnel should be barred from operating a ferry service from Dover.