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Transformative protections for military personnel, veterans and their families, including the bereaved, have been announced by the Prime Minister today. Legislation will be brought forward to deliver manifesto promise to bring Armed Forces Covenant fully into law, placing the Armed Forces community at the heart of government decision-making. Prime Minister visits RAF Valley to celebrate … Read more

Crown copyright More than 56,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by the UK and 13 partner nations on Operation Interflex; the UK-led, multination training programme.   Today (Thursday 26 June 2025) marks three years since the first Ukrainian trainees landed on British soil to begin the vital military training that turns civilians into soldiers capable of … Read more

Bona Vacantia have confirmed the final 2024-2025 accounts for the Crown Nominee and the report can now be found on the GOV.UK website. Accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for the year ended 31 March 2025 – GOV.UK Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Today (22 June 2025) marks 10 years since Companies House made all public digital data on the UK companies register free of charge with the launch of the Find and update company information service on GOV.UK. This commitment to open data was designed to improve corporate transparency and give entrepreneurs the opportunity to come up … Read more

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 20 June 2025, approved serplulimab (Hetronifly) to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), which has not previously been treated, and has spread within the lungs or to other parts of the body.  SCLC is a fast-growing cancer that typically develops in the … Read more

Delivered on: 18 June 2025 (Speaker’s notes, may differ from delivered version) Introduction It’s a pleasure to be here with you all. Before I start, let me commend the Constitution Unit… …not just for hosting today’s conference… …but for – this year – reaching its 30th birthday.  Don’t worry, I’m not going to sing… …but … Read more

Dstl scientist Peter Briggs OBE Peter Briggs, Senior Principal Engineer in Positioning, Navigation and Timing at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025. He has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The prestigious honour acknowledges Peter’s significant contributions to … Read more

MOD Copyright The following individuals from Strategic Command have been recognised: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) British Army Major General Z Stenning OBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Royal Air Force Air Commodore I Sharrocks OBE British Army Colonel I Gibbs KHS British Army Colonel G Sefton Officer … Read more

Delivered on: 12 June 2025 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) I’m really pleased to be with you today, hot on the heels of the Spending Review and just weeks away from the launch of the 10 Year Plan for Health. Normally when I do a speech like this, there’s a pressure … Read more

Government scraps 200-year-old law making rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales.   The outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 will be axed for good, reflecting modern attitudes, increased financial support for the homeless and the government’s mission to get to its root causes.  New legislation will target real crimes instead such as organised begging by … Read more