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10th March 2011 London, UK

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Minister for Europe, London

Partnerships for competitiveness and growth

http://youtu.be/DkRMwxLsowM I am visiting Denmark today; yesterday I was in the Netherlands. I’ve met with members of the Governments of both countries as well as business leaders and Parliamentarians. The UK has important bilateral political, economic and trade relationships with both the Netherlands and Denmark, and in my visits I’m keen to explore how we […]

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18th January 2011 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Encouraging more Britons to apply for EU jobs

At the end of last week I was in Hungary for the first meeting of Europe Ministers under the Hungarian Presidency of the EU. Whilst there I discussed how to encourage more Britons to apply for the many interesting and challenging jobs available in EU institutions with Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič. You can hear […]

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12th November 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

The EU Bill

On Thursday 11 November I introduced the EU Bill to the House of Commons. Find out more about the Bill by watching my video blog below. You can also find detailed information about the EU Bill, and see a text of the Bill itself on the FCO website.

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11th November 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Remembrance

It’s 11 November, Armistice Day. I recorded this video blog in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, standing right beside memorials to Diplomatic staff who have lost their lives to military conflict or to terrorism, whilst in the service of their country.

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19th October 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Ukraine and Poland

I spent several days travelling last week. My first destination was Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine, and following my engagements there, I travelled to Warsaw, capital of Poland. Watch my latest video blog to find out more about the UK’s relationship with both Ukraine and Poland.

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1st October 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

A day in Edinburgh

On Wednesday 29 September I spent the day in Edinburgh. I visited the Chamber of Commerce, the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliament. Find out more by watching my video blog below. See a full video of the speech I gave at the University of Edinburgh.

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30th September 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

The sentencing of blogger Hossein Derakhshan

Hossein Derakhshan, an Iranian blogger, has been sentenced to 19 and a half years in prison, banned from political and journalistic activities for a further 5 years, and fined €30,000 for exercising his right to express his opinions. The image of Hossein used in the video was sourced from Wikipedia and is being reproduced here […]

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26th September 2010 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Carrières en Europe

September 26 2010 is European day of languages, and to mark this event, bloggers from across Europe, and beyond, are taking part in Multilingual blogging day. I’m also participating and have published my video blog in French. You can see more multilingual Foreign Office blogs here. For more information on careers for British Graduates see […]

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About David Lidington

David Lidington MP was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on 14 May 2010. David Lidington was elected to Parliament in 1992 and is the Member…

David Lidington MP was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on 14 May 2010.
David Lidington was elected to Parliament in 1992 and is the Member of Parliament for Aylesbury.
He worked for BP and RTZ before spending three years as Special Advisor to Douglas Hurd in the Home Office and Foreign Office.
His proudest political achievement was successfully promoting a
Private Members Bill which became the Chiropractors Act in 1994. He
believes that this piece of legislation has made a real difference to
many people’s lives.
He has a long standing passion for history, and has twice captained a
champion team on University Challenge, first in 1979 and then in 2002
when the Sidney Sussex team became “champion of champions” in University
Challenge Reunited.
He is married to Helen Lidington and has four sons.