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No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 14 Dec 2007
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 10:18 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Brussels, Kosovo, Iran, Northern Rock and Climate Change. "The main outstanding issue ... was the exact language that would be used around future institutional reform. " More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 13 Dec. 2007
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 10:17 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: EU Reform Treaty, Liaison Committee, Counter Terrorism and Police Pay. "Put that the Prime Minister had said this morning that there was no room for manoeuvre regarding Police pay..." More >>
No. 10 Morning Press Briefing From 12 Dec 2007
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 10:10 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Police Pay/Public Sector Pay and Lisbon. "There was no question of the British Government weakening its resolve to ... in its efforts to defeat the Taliban." More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 11 Dec 2007
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:49 am | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Police Pay, Europe, Counter Terrorism and Russia. "Our position on this (Lugovoi) remained unchanged. This was a dreadful crime that was committed in the centre of London..." More >>
No. 10 Morning Press Briefing From 11 Dec 2007
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:48 am | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Lisbon, EC Meeting - Brussels and China Visit. "The Prime Minister had said that he would visit China and India in January and more details would become available soon." More >>
British PM Outlines UK's Afghanistan Role
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 6:42 am | UK Government
Britain will continue to fulfil our obligations to the Afghan people and the international community. We will support the Afghan army, police and government as they progressively take over greater responsibility for their own security. More >>
UK Government Launches 'Children's Plan'
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 6:41 am | UK Government
The British Government has launched details of its blueprint for improving children's prospects in life following a statement in the House of Commons by Children's Secretary Ed Balls. More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 10 Dec 2007
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:44 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: EU Summit, Pensions And Misc. "Asked for a date for the National Security Bill and was it likely to be in this session of Parliament, the PMS said that people would have to wait and see." More >>
£200M British Contracts Boost Royal Navy Support
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 9:44 pm | UK Government
Two British companies were today named as preferred bidders for over £200m of contracts to provide essential maintenance for the Navy's support ships, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) - Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders of Birkenhead, and the A&P Group. More >>
U.K. PM Pledges Continued Support To Afghanistan
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:50 am | UK Government
Speaking at a joint press conference with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Mr Brown said that UK forces would provide assistance to Afghan troops "in the coming years". More >>
British PM Stresses Importance Of Afghan Mission
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:49 am | UK Government
Speaking to troops in Helmand province in the south of the country, the PM said that defeating the Taliban was an important part of tackling terrorism and would also "give strength" to Afghanistan's new democracy. More >>
UK & Italy Highlight Shared Priorities For The EU
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 7:36 am | UK Government
In a joint letter, Gordon Brown and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi stressed the importance of moving on from consitutional debate and tackling the key issues of security, migration, trade, development and climate change. More >>
Basra Handover "In Two Weeks" Says British Leader
Monday, 10 December 2007, 10:22 am | UK Government
The Prime Minister has announced that Basra will be handed back to Iraqi control within two weeks. Mr Brown made the announcement whilst on a surprise visit to troops in Iraq. More >>
UK PM Calls For Immediate Release Of Iraq Hostages
Monday, 10 December 2007, 3:52 am | UK Government
Speaking in a televised statement earlier today, Mr Brown said his first thoughts are with the five hostages and their families who have endured "an enormous amount" since the men were taken in May. More >>
Climate Change Initiative Welcomed In UK
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 10:35 pm | UK Government
"As the range of countries gathered in Bali shows, climate change is the biggest challenge we face as a global community and to which no-one is immune. That is why we need the conference to agree to start negotiations on a new global deal. More >>
British PM Looks To Develop UK Business Talent
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:00 am | UK Government
Gordon Brown has called on business leaders to do more to nurture the talents of the British people. The Prime Minister said he was determined to rise to the "talent challenge" and urged the private sector to step up its efforts too. More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 7 Dec 2007
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:00 am | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Chinese Foreign Minister, Downing Street Christmas Tree, Reform Treaty, Supermarket Price Fixing, President Barroso, Prime Minister Prodi and English Lessons. More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 6 Dec 2007
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 10:59 am | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Talent challenge, Pre-charge Detention, Alcohol and Lisbon. "The Business in the Community Talent Challenge was about how to harness the talent of every individual in the country". More >>
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 5 Dec 2007
Friday, 7 December 2007, 12:07 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: EU summit, temporary workers, committee on standards in public life, prisons, Romanian Prime Minister, Charles Clarke and EU Africa summit. More >>
No. 10 Morning Press Briefing From 6 Dec 2007
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8:11 am | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Pre-charge Detention, Economy, Eu Treaty And Misc. "What we were talking about here was a situation that was potentially fast moving and unpredictable". More >>
