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Suicide bombings in Israel condemned
Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 10:00 am | UK Government
The Government has condemned the two suicide bombings in Israel today (12 August) as 'appalling attacks on innocent people'. More >>
UK Govt Press Briefing:
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 9:52 am | UK Government
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) advised journalists that the Deputy Prime Minister would be travelling around the country to visit places he wouldn't normally be able to visit during 'term time'. More >>
UK firm wins jet contract
Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:31 am | UK Government
The BAE Systems Hawk 128 aircraft will be used to train pilots of the future following a Ministry of Defence decision to order 20 of the jets. More >>
Iraq action 'legal and justified'
Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:30 am | UK Government
Military action in Iraq was legal and justified, Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell has said. More >>
NHS to tighten rules for overseas visitors
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 10:42 am | UK Government
Plans to tighten the rules for charging overseas visitors for NHS treatment are set out in a new consultation paper. More >>
PM takes questions from Chinese students
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 10:39 am | UK Government
Prime Minister Tony Blair has answered questions from students at the Tsinghua University in Beijing. When asked about the Iraq conflict, Mr Blair stated that he had no doubt at all that Iraq was trying to develop weapons of mass destruction. More >>
Blair: Strong Japanese Relations to benefit world
Tuesday, 22 July 2003, 9:07 am | UK Government
Prime Minister Tony Blair has spoken of the strong political and economic ties between Britain and Japan. "It is a good relationship that we have," he said, "I want to make it a great one." The Prime Minister said: More >>
PM addresses US Congress
Monday, 21 July 2003, 10:26 am | UK Government
In his speech to the US Congress on 17 July, Prime Minister Tony Blair said that power alone will not defeat the "evil" of terrorism. "Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs," he said. More >>
PM: Genuine prospect of progress in Middle East
Monday, 21 July 2003, 10:25 am | UK Government
The reconstruction of Iraq will be an indispensable part of bringing about a new settlement in the whole of the Middle East, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said in a press conference with President Bush. More >>
Examination Of Dr David Kelly July 15
Saturday, 19 July 2003, 6:06 pm | UK Government
UK Police have tentatively identified a body in Oxfordshire as David Kelly, a Defense Ministry expert suspected as a media source claiming the government hyped its reports on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Here is the transcript of Dr Kelly's examination. More >>
Blair On Iraq, Hawk Jets, Guantanamo Bay
Friday, 18 July 2003, 9:41 am | UK Government
Asked when the Prime Minister's monthly press conference would take place, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that, as things stood, it would be on Monday 28 July in Downing Street. More >>
United Kingdom Govt: Press Briefing
Thursday, 17 July 2003, 8:59 am | UK Government
Asked if he had been implying this morning that the whole Criminal Justice Bill would be knocked down if the jury trial clause was rejected by the Lords today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said we believed that this Bill stood as a whole ... More >>
Straw updates MPs on Iraq
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 9:05 am | UK Government
He said the launch of the Iraqi Governing Council on Sunday was an important step towards establishing a sovereign Iraqi government. The Council - made up of 25 members from across Iraq's religious and ethnic spectrum - will be involved in all decisions ... More >>
Press Briefing: On Guantanamo Bay
Friday, 11 July 2003, 9:02 am | UK Government
In answer to questions, the PMOS said that we had been in regular discussion with the US about the detainees from the time the first UK nationals had arrived there in January 2002. Since then, we had pressed the US consistently to resolve the situation. ... More >>
10 Downing St Press Briefing: IRAQ - Niger/Uranium
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 9:20 am | UK Government
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) advised journalists that the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, was writing again today to the Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors, Gavyn Davies, because of an apparent confusion at the BBC this morning. ... More >>
UK PM's Spokesman's Briefing - 3rd July
Saturday, 5 July 2003, 1:46 pm | UK Government
Asked if the memo printed in the Guardian contained Alastair's personal amendments or all amendments including the Prime Minister's, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that they were Alastair Campbell's personal presentational suggestions. ... More >>
£30m to tackle Russia's nuclear legacy
Friday, 27 June 2003, 9:16 am | UK Government
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Igor Ivanov, the Russian Foreign Minister, will today sign a landmark agreement that enables the UK to start spending £30m tackling Russia's nuclear Cold War legacy. More >>
10 Downing St - Press Briefing
Thursday, 26 June 2003, 11:25 am | UK Government
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) drew journalists' attention to a Written Ministerial Statement from the Department for Constitutional Affairs today regarding fine enforcement, in which Lord Falconer and Christopher Leslie were announcing a ... More >>
UK PM Faces Questions On WMDs (Transcript)
Monday, 16 June 2003, 12:10 am | UK Government
Q1. [116549] Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 June. More >>
10 Downing St Breifing Wednesday June 4th 2003
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:25 am | UK Government
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) drew journalists' attention to what he believed was the most significant development today - the Middle East peace process in terms of the meetings today between President Bush, the Israeli Prime Minister, ... More >>
