Policy Insights Unit: a new name for our core service

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This name better reflects the team’s work helping government develop analysis and ideas for policy....

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UK and Australia pact on fast moving AI security risks

Monday, 25 May 2026 - 00:00 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Press Release

UK and Australia agree deeper ties to tackle AI risks...

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More new trains, better journeys: SWR celebrates one year in public ownership

Sunday, 24 May 2026 - 23:01 Department for Transport Press Release

The roll-out of the South Western Arterio fleet shows how nationalisation of the railway is transforming passenger journeys....

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Wildlife habitat in most cherished landscapes set to be restored

Sunday, 24 May 2026 - 23:01 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Press Release

£30 million investment important step toward protecting 30% of England's land for nature by 2030...

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Statement of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Sunday, 24 May 2026 - 13:50 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Press Release

The International Contact Group (ICG) for the Great Lakes, including representatives of Belgium, Denmark, the European Union, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom ...

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Online Safety minister travels to Australia to learn key findings from its social media approach

Saturday, 23 May 2026 - 23:01 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Press Release

Minister for Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan, goes to Australia ahead of the online safety consultation closing....

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PM: Government turning progress into results for working people

Saturday, 23 May 2026 - 21:30 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Press Release

The Prime Minister has set out how the government is delivering real progress now while rebuilding Britain’s foundations for the future. ...

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Joint Statement on the situation in the West Bank: 22 May 2026

Saturday, 23 May 2026 - 15:10 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Press Release

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and the EU on the situation in the West Bank....

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If Russia truly wished to protect civilians, it would agree to the ceasefire or end this war outright: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 20:26 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Statement by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine....

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Accountability remains important to ensuring stability in Libya: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 17:10 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Speech

Statement by Legal Advisor Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya....

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PM call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, President Macron of France and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: 22 May 2026

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 16:14 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Press Release

The Prime Minister held a virtual meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this afternoon....

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New space system will better protect UK satellites as new imagery released

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 15:40 Ministry of Defence Press Release

Vital emergency services, military operations and British businesses will be better protected through a new system to protect UK satellites and the services they provide from space....

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Nature loss: an urgent financial risk

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 14:58 Government Actuary's Department News Story

GAD's Georgina Bedenham co-authors an industry report warning nature loss is a serious societal risk that should not be ignored by actuaries and institutions....

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Action to drive judge diversity and increase transparency

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 14:53 Ministry of Justice Press Release

New Judicial and Legal Diversity Board to help break down barriers and deliver a judiciary that reflects modern Britain....

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Broken fit note system to be overhauled

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 14:16 Department for Work and Pensions Press Release

Patients, employers and GPs are set to benefit from an overhaul of the broken fit note system following the launch of several pilots by the Government today to reform the system for workers who fall i...

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Preferred candidate for Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 14:00 Ministry of Justice News Story

The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed that Lynne Berry CBE is his preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commissio...

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New Head of the Joint Intelligence Organisation Appointed

Friday, 22 May 2026 - 13:17 Cabinet Office Press Release

The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Adrian Bird CB as the new Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and head of the Joint Intelli...

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