Press Releases

Final Recommendations for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II announced to coincide with the centenary of her birth

The recommendations made by the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, including the masterplan for a permanent memorial in St James’s Park, London, a new charitable trust for regenerating community assets across the United Kingdom, and an online Digital Memorial to allow people to submit their own memories of the late Queen, have been announced.

New powers to protect vital free speech at universities

New complaints scheme introduced by the Education Secretary for the next academic year to raise concerns about suppression of freedom of speech.

Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue 2026: joint statement

The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Motegi in Tokyo on 20 April 2026 for the tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.

Precautionary recall of blood pressure medication after manufacturing error

The MHRA has advised pharmacy and healthcare professionals to stop supplying the impacted batch and return all remaining stock to their suppliers.

Sentence increase for predatory paedophile

A man who groomed and sexually abused multiple girls across the UK has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.