PM’s words in Afghanistan
A transcript of media interviews given by the Prime Minister at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on 29 August 2009. Read the transcript Prime Minister: I think we could get another 50,000 Afghan army...
View ArticlePM congratulates Japanese election winners
The Prime Minister has congratulated the Democratic Party of Japan on winning the recent general election. Exit polls revealed on Monday that the party had defeated the ruling Liberal Democratic Party....
View ArticleMorning press briefing from 1 September 2009
Briefing by the Prime Minister's spokesman on: Lockerbie, G20, Afghanistan and misc Lockerbie Asked if the Government explicitly said to the Scottish or Libyan Governments that we did not want...
View ArticlePM looks toward economic co-operation at G20
The G20 in Pittsburgh will be a crucial moment in securing economic co-operation for the year ahead, the Prime Minister has told the Financial Times in an interview. Read a transcript of the interview...
View ArticleNumber 10 Art Competition - Environment
[z1video type="brightcove" id="23937617001" width="300" height="254"] The deadline for entry to the Number 10 Art Competition, under the theme of the Environment has now closed. A panel of judges will...
View ArticleWebsite traffic for August 2009
Number 10 has released its monthly update on website traffic. The information gives a fuller picture of the number of users and pages the site generates. Traffic for August 2009 It was a quieter month...
View ArticleMegrahi release was Scottish Government decision - PM
The Prime Minister has said the recent decision to release Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing in 2001, was "solely for the Scottish Government". Speaking at an event...
View ArticleAfghan opium production drops by 10 per cent
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has dropped by 22 per cent in a year and opium production by 10 per cent, a UN report has shown. The Afghan Opium Survey 2009, published by the UN Office on Drugs and...
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