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UK Borders Bill Gains Royal Assent
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:38 am | UK Government
This is the latest step in the Government's shake up of the Border and Immigration Agency, which will see the most far reaching changes to the immigration system in the past 40 years, introduced over the next 12 months. More >>
Restriction Of Fuel Supplies To Gaza
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:37 am | UK Government
We are deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Gaza and in particular about reports that the Israeli government has restricted the supply of fuel and is considering electricity cuts, in response to continued rocket fire into Israel. More >>
Foreign Sec, Defence Chief Statement On Basra
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:37 am | UK Government
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, today welcomed Prime Minister Maliki's statement during the handover of Karbala province on Tuesday that Basra Province will transfer to Iraqi control in December. More >>
UK Defence Chief Praises Brit-Trained Iraqi Forces
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 9:36 am | UK Government
In the last six months, the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police have made great improvements under the guidance of 1st Battalion The Irish Guards. On 5th September Iraqi Forces took responsibility for security in Basra City and British troops officially handed ... More >>
British PM Welcomes World Cup Green Light
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:00 am | UK Government
In a Downing Street statement, the PM said he was "delighted" by the decision and that the Football Association would have the "full support" of the Government should they decide to bid. More >>
Gordon Brown Hails New Carbon Partnership
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 9:59 am | UK Government
The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) will provide a forum for countries currently engaged in cap and trade initiatives with the aim of establishing a wider and more coordinated global market. More >>
British PM Backs Darfur Peace Talks
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 9:58 am | UK Government
Speaking in a televised statement earlier tonight, the PM urged all parties to engage in this "critical moment" in solving the crisis after rebel leaders stayed away from the talks. More >>
UK Government To Strengthen Individual Rights
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 12:04 am | UK Government
Gordon Brown said that the Home Secretary was today publishing a consultation document on protests held "at the heart of our democracy". Such demonstrations should be able to take place without "unnecessary restrictions". More >>
No. 10 Morning Press Briefing From 26 Oct 2007
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:39 pm | UK Government
Briefing from the British Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Ed Balls, National Security Strategy, Detention Without Charge/Criminal Justice Bill and Saudi Arabian Visit. More >>
British PM Announces Bill of Rights, Constitution
Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:31 pm | UK Government
In a speech on liberty at the university of Westminster, the PM said that the discussion would focus on how to "entrench and enhance" individual freedoms while also detailng the responsibilities "that flow from British citizenship". More >>
British PM Calls For Release Of Burmese Prisoners
Friday, 26 October 2007, 12:02 pm | UK Government
In an open letter to English PEN, organisers of the Writers in Prison campaign, the PM expressed his admiration for the protestors who have defied the regime and joined rallies in support of democratic reform. More >>
UK Committed To Lasting Success For Afghanistan
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:15 pm | UK Government
In a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Mr Brown said that the UK's efforts in Afghanistan were a "top foreign policy priority" and that he was determined that the country "should never be a failed state again". More >>
Gordon Brown Supports UK 2018 FIFA World Cup Bid
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 3:49 pm | UK Government
Speaking to journalists in Downing Street today, Mr Brown said the Government would do "everything in [its] power" to back any bid by the English FA to bring the tournament to the UK for the first time since 1966. More >>
UK Committed To Climate Change Targets
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 3:45 pm | UK Government
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that the UK Government was looking at the possibility that its target of a 60 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 was "not ambitious enough". More >>
Gordon Brown Hails Courage Of Burma's Aung San
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 11:19 pm | UK Government
Burma's neighbours clearly realise that, for the sake of the region as well as Burma's people, the regime must change course and allow genuine reconciliation and political reform. More >>
Iran's Behaviour "Unacceptable", Says British PM
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:56 am | UK Government
Iran's behaviour in apparently defying the international community to press ahead with its nuclear programme is "unacceptable" and could bring "tougher sanctions", the British PM, Gordon Brown has said. More >>
No. 10 Morning Press Briefing From 23 Oct 2007
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:55 am | UK Government
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Constitutional Reform, Turkey, Population Growth, Phillips Review and Renewable Energy More >>
Gordon Brown Welcomes Turkey Restraint On PKK
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:55 am | UK Government
In a Downing Street press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, the PM said that he "absolutely and unequivocally" condemned the actions of the Kurdish rebels on Sunday that left 12 soldiers dead. More >>
UK Will Step Up Sanctions On Burma -- British PM
Friday, 19 October 2007, 2:37 pm | UK Government
"Our strategy is not only to push the regime to change but to offer to a new government support for economic development. We are ready to invest in Burma if there is a move towards reconciliation and democracy." -- British PM More >>
British PM Congratulates "Inspirational" Al Gore
Saturday, 13 October 2007, 1:52 am | UK Government
In a Downing Street statement, Gordon Brown praised Mr Gore for "focusing attention across the globe" on the issue of global warming. Al Gore's film about the effects of climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, won an Oscar for best documentary feature. More >>
