Here you will find a selection of non-political speeches, statements, broadcasts and interviews made by the Prime Minister from January to April 2008.
They usually relate to matters concerning the PM’s role as head of the Government.
Speeches from 2008
These are prepared and usually given to an invited audience at a major domestic or international event.
- Speech to the Institute of Directors - 30 April 2008
- Kennedy Memorial lecture on foreign policy - 18 April 2008
- US/UK Announcement on Health and Health Workers - 18 April 2008
- Speech to the UN Security Council on Africa - 16 April 2008
- National Security Strategy statement - 19 March 2008
- Statement on the European Council - 17 March 2008
- Commonwealth Day Message - 10 March 2008
- Speech on Managed Migration and Earned Citizenship - 20 February 2008
- Statement on the the use of communications intercepts as evidence - 6 February 2008
- Speech at Sports Colleges Conference in Telford - 1 February 2008
- Speech on apprenticeships at the QE2 centre, London - 28 January 2008
- Speech at the Chamber of Commence in Delhi - 21 January 2008
- Speech at the University of Delhi - 21 January 2008
- India-UK business summit held in Delhi - 20 January 2008
- English - The World’s language - 17 January 2008
- Speech on business priorities for a ‘Global Europe’ - 14 January 2008
- Speech on the National Health Service - 7 January 2008
Statements from 2008
These are often given spontaneously by the PM - usually to journalists with a view to addressing a wider audience - but without a question and answer session.
- National Security Strategy statement - 19 Mar 2008
- Joint statement with the Bangladesh Chief Adviser - 18 March 2008
- Joint statement with theSlovakian Prime Minister - 14 March 2008
- UK-Vietnam joint statement - 5 March 2008
- Statement on the power-sharing agreement in Kenya - 28 February 2008
- Joint statement with the Taoiseach on Northern Ireland - 10 February 2008
- Speech at the table tennis friendship match Beijing - 18 January 2008
- PM words at UK-Chinese Business Summit - 18 January 2008
Written Ministerial Statements
These are written statements to Parliament on a particular topic.
- coming soon
Press conferences from 2008
Question and answer sessions with reporters, often with an introductory statement from the PM. Included here are the regular events held in Downing Street, as well as so-called ‘doorstep’ interviews.
- Press Conference with President Bush in Washington - 17 April 2008
- Press Conference with the Australian Prime Minister - 7 April 2008
- Press Conference at the Progressive Goverance Summit - 5 April 2008
- April press conference - 1 April 2008
- Press Conference with Nicolas Sarkozy - 27 March 2008
- Press conference at the end of the EU Council meeting in Brussels - 14 March 2008
- Press conference with Slovenian President - 12 March 2008
- Press conference with EU President Jose Manuel Barroso - 21 February 2008
- February press conference - 18 February 2008
- Press Conference with EU leaders in London - 29 January 2008
- Press Conference with the President of Pakistan - 28 January 2008
- Doorstep interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos - 25 January 2008
- Doorstep on aid to India Delhi - 20 January 2008
- Press conference in New Delhi - 20 January 2008
- PM and Premier Wen Q&A at the People’s University - 18 January 2008
- Press conference with Premier Wen - 18 January 2008
- January press conference - 8 January 2008
Broadcasts from 2008
These are speeches and statements by the PM, often in Parliament, that are broadcast live on this website. The link will take you to a page where you will have a number of download options.
Open letters, articles and media interviews from 2008
Question and answer interviews with a single journalist or a panel, open letters, or articles written for the press by the PM.
- Article on food prices summit - 22 April 2008
- Interview with CBS news - 15 April 2008
- Letter to PM Yasuo Fukuda of Japan on rising food prices - 10 April 2008
- Article by PM on malaria - 9 April 2008
- BBC TV interview - 8 April 2008
- Letter to EU President Barro Jose Manuel Barroso on climate change - 13 March 2008
- PM interview on Army uniforms and Jerusalem attacks - 7 March 2008
- Article on the Government’s new drugs strategy - 27 February 2008
- Article on earned citizenship - 20 February 2008
- Q and A on globalisation - 8 February 2008
- Three crucial questions debate in Davos - 25 January 2008
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