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The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts litigation for most government departments. GLD charges its government department clients for the litigation services it provides on an hourly fee basis. The remaining Law Officers\u2019 Departments do not have any notable involvement in Home Office litigation.<\/p>
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The Prime Minister has delivered on the commitment to renegotiate a better deal for the United Kingdom in Europe.<\/p>
Based on this deal the Government has reached a clear view: The UK will be safer, stronger and better off by remaining a member of a reformed European Union.<\/p>
I recently spoke about the important academic links between the UK and the rest of the EU. The speech is available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/making-britain-the-best-place-in-the-world-for-science<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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