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News story: Hurricane Irma: UK government response in numbers, 11 September 2017
- The UK has a major response effort underway, with further resources being deployed to the Caribbean today.
- There is now a UK military presence delivering disaster relief in the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Turks and Caicos islands.
- The UK has deployed 700 troops and more than 50 police officers to...Read More »
Speech: DSEI maritime conference 2017
It’s a privilege to kick off today’s conference, and DSEI, with an opportunity to speak to such a distinguished and knowledgeable audience from across government, academia and industry.
We have just heard from the Secretary of State about the many ways in which the UK’s prosperity and security are intertwined.
Our...Read More »
News story: Hurricane Irma: Foreign Secretary interview on BBC Today Programme
I sympathise with the distress of all the families in the Caribbean, but I must point out we have had half a million British nationals in the path of this hurricane. In St Martin in particular, this is controlled with the Dutch and the French, who have been evacuating...Read More »
Press release: COBR meeting on Hurricane Irma, 10 September 2017: Foreign Secretary's statement
Foreign Secretary’s post-COBR statement
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:
I’ve just come out of COBR where we’ve again been discussing the catastrophe that’s engulfed our friends in the British Virgin Islands, in Anguilla and Turks and Caicos, and of course across...Read More »
Press release: Hurricane Irma: UK government actions update, 10 September 2017
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RFA Mounts Bay, our first military response, patrols Caribbean waters for 6 months of the year during the Hurricane season (June to November). Its crew are in a high state of readiness to be able to swiftly provide humanitarian and disaster relief, which they have already...Read More »