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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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- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 2 Nov 2017
PM meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu: 2 November 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street.
- Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland · 2 Nov 2017
David Mundell addresses Scottish Parliament committee
Scottish Secretary of State, David Mundell says the Scottish Government and MSPs must engage fully with Brexit process
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · 2 Nov 2017
Countdown begins for Countryside Stewardship woodland creation
The two-month countdown has begun for the Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 2 Nov 2017
39,000 households move into work and off the benefit cap
The number of households coming off the benefit cap and going into work has reached 39,000, up 5,000 on the last quarter, new figures show.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 2 Nov 2017
Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding
Foreign Secretary announces £1 million to support freedom of expression projects globally.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 2 Nov 2017
PM call with Taoiseach: 2 November 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar about the restoration of Northern Ireland's devolved government.
- Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration · 2 Nov 2017
Chief Inspector publishes reports on the Reporting and Offender Management processes, and the Management of non-detained Foreign National Offenders
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, has published two inspection reports, one on the Home Office’s Reporting and Offender Management processes and the other on its management of non-detained Foreign National Offenders.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 2 Nov 2017
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guidance updated
The PIP guidance now reflects a recent legal decision on the interpretation of people’s needs for supervision in order to carry out activities safely.
- High Speed Two (HS2) Limited · 2 Nov 2017
HS2 reveals bidders in race for £2.75 billion trains contract
HS2 Ltd today revealed the train-builders vying to deliver Britain’s next generation of state-of-the-art high speed trains, which will carry tens of thousands of people every day across the UK’s new high speed network and beyond.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 2 Nov 2017
Disability Confident one year on: over 5,000 organisations now signed up
Today, 2 November 2017, marks the first anniversary of the launch of the revamped Disability Confident scheme.
- Public Health England · 2 Nov 2017
UK Aid opens refurbished hospital laboratory in Sierra Leone
UK and Sierra Leone governments open improved public health lab at Connaught hospital in Freetown to fight the spread of highly infectious diseases like Ebola.
Government press releases last updated 22 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.