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The independent professional body representing foreign journalists working in the UK. Based in the heart of London, only minutes away from Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, the FPA provides the ideal location for foreign correspondents working in the UK. Whether you need to file a story, attend a special briefing or just enjoy a cup of coffee between meetings, the FPA is the first port of call for new correspondents as well as those who know their way around.

A likely NO vote in the referendum on AV will cause coalition chaos – quite possibly break it
Mon Jun 28 12:22:14 2010

Former Labour Foreign Secretary Lord Owen told FPA members that Nick Clegg should go slow on the timetable for a referendum on the Alternative Vote - and concentrate instead on getting boundary changes that would produce fewer safe parliamentary seats. This was much more important for the cause of introducing greater proportionality than AV itself, which could actually produce a more disproportional result than the current ‘first past the post’.
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Nick Clegg: UK should stop looking to the USA for a lead in foreign policy
Wed Apr 21 11:57:09 2010

Photo: Peter van den Berg, FPA Member

The Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg addressed an audience of journalists at the FPA and answered questions on a range of foreign policy issues.
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“A greater sense of urgency and leadership are required, with better strategic thinking” - Baroness Neville-Jones
Tue Mar 30 10:42:05 2010

Pauline Neville-Jones told FPA members that the Conservative party had been early talking about national security and the need for a National Security Council. The UK needed to be active, not passive in defending our national interests; furthermore, we needed to make more of the quality of our diplomacy. A National Security Council would ensure that all relevant ministries would give cross-departmental strategic impetus to planning for emergencies. It would be chaired by the next Foreign Secretary, William Hague MP.
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“For 13 years the UK has been at the forefront of promoting a muscular foreign policy” – Foreign Secretary David Miliband MP
Thu Mar 25 10:33:59 2010


David Miliband told FPA members that now was a significant moment for how Britain was seen in the world; London 2012 was approaching, a metaphor for the global hub that Labour wanted Britain to be.

A re elected Brown Government would continue to be strong in Europe, pushing an agenda built around economic reform, energy and enlargement. We would continue to build alliances with our allies and beyond; the United Kingdom felt at home with emerging economies and in a multi-polar world.

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