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Here you will find a selection of non-political speeches, statements, broadcasts and interviews made by the Prime Minister since May 1997.

They usually relate to matters concerning the PM’s role as head of the Government.

On this page you will find the PM’s statements and so on from 2001. At the bottom you will find links to the archive for the years 1997-2000 and 2002-2005.

Remember, you can use our search facility (above right) to search all of the Tony Blair’s speeches and statements since 1997, by keyword. Try our search facility

Hot topics from 2001

During this year the PM spoke about 9/11, the war on terror, foot and mouth, the NHS, public service reform and the environment.

Speeches from 2001

These are pre-prepared and usually given to an invited auidence at a major domestic or international event.

• PM’s New Year’s message - 30 December
• Prime Minister’s speech on the NHS - 6 December
• PM’s speech to the European Research Institute - 23 November
• Speech by the Prime Minister at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet - 12 November
• Prime Minister Tony Blair’s speech to the CBI - 5 November
• Speech to the Welsh Assembly - 30 October
• Prime Minister’s speech on Public Service Reform - 16 October
• Prime Minister’s speech in Sao Paulo, Brazil - 30 August
• Reform of Public Service - 16 August
• Savings and Assets for all - 26 April
• Improving your local environment - 24 April
• PM’s speech to the Christian Socialist Movement - 29 March
• PM’s speech ‘Empowering primary care and supporting GPs in the NHS’ - 19 March
• Prime Minister’s speech at AMEC Yard - 15 March
• Prime Minister’s speech on the launch of the Employment Green Paper - 14 March
• Speech by the Prime Minister: ‘Environment: the next steps’ -6 March
• Speech by the Prime Minister at the Peel Institute - 26 February
• Speech by the Prime Minister to the Canadian Parliament - 23 February
• Speech by the PM to ACAD at the Central Middlesex Hospital, London - 15 February
• Speech by the PM at the Conference of School Leaders - 12 February
• The Government’s agenda for the future - 8 February
• Speech to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce - 2 February
• PM’s speech on the Holocaust - 28 January

Statements from 2001

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.

• Laeken - Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament - 17 December
• Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament on the war on terror - 14 November
• Prime Minister’s statement on Afghanistan - 13 November
• Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons - 8 October
• Prime Minister’s statement on military action in Afghanistan - 7 October
• Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament (terror attacks in US) - 4 October
• Prime Minister’s statement at 10 Downing Street - 25 September
• PM’s statement to Parliament in response to 9/11 - 14 September
• Statement on the Foot and Mouth disease outbreak - 3 May
• Stockholm European Council: Statement to the House of Commons - 26 Marchs

Press conferences from 2001

Question and answer sessions with reporters, often with an introductory statement from the PM. Included here are the regular monthly events held in Downing Street, as well as so-called ‘doorstep’ interviews.

• Press conference: PM and President Vladimir Putim - 22 December
• Press conference: PM and US Secretary of State Colin Powell - 11 December
• Doorstep with the PM and Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of Austria - 16 November
• Doorstep interview: PM and Prime Minister Guterres of Portugal - 14 November
• Doorstep interview: PM and Indian Prime Minister Mr. Vajpayee - 13 November
• Doorstep Interview between the PM and King Abdullah of Jordan - 9 November
• Doorstep Interview: Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Musharra - 9 November
• Prime Minister: ‘The cause is just’ - 8 November
• Press Conference: Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Arafa- 2 November
• Door step interview: Tony Blair and and Prime Minister Leszek Miller - 2 November
• Doorstep interview: Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 1 November
• Joint press conference: PM Tony Blair and President Assad of Syria - 31 October
• Decommissioning of IRA weapons - Statement by the Prime Minister - 24 October
• Transcript of press conference given by the PM to arab journalists - 19 October
• Joint press conference: Tony Blair and Yasser Arafat - 15 October
• Joint press conference: Prime Minister Blair and President Mubarak - 11 October
• Briefing by the Prime Minister Tony Blair enroute to London from India - 5 October
• Joint press conference: Prime Minister Blair and President Putin - 5 October
• Press conference between PM Tony Blair and the President of Pakistan - 5 October
• PM’s meeting with leaders of the Muslim communities in Britain - 27 September
• Transcript of Prime Minister’s door step interview in Brussels - 24 September
• Prime Minister’s briefing to the press en route to New York - 21 September
• Transcript of door step interview: Tony Blair and President Chirac - 20 September
• Press conference: Tony Blair and Chancellor Schroeder 9/11 attacks - 20 September
• PM’s statement including Question and Answer session - 12 September
• 9/11 attacks PM’s statement - 11 September
• Press conference with Tony Blair and the President of Argentina - 2 August
• Transcript of doorstep given by PM and President Mbeki of South Africa - 18 June
• Prime Minister Tony Blair outside Number 10 after 2001 General Election - 8 June

Broadcasts from 2001

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.

• PM: ‘Taleban have been decisively defeated across Afhganistan’ - 14 November
• PM’s Speech to the Welsh Assembly on terrorism - 30 October
• PM’s statement to Parliament on missile attacks on Afghanistan - 8 October
• The PM’s second statement to Parliament following 9/11 - 4 October
• PM’s meeting with leaders of the Muslim communities in Britain - 28 September
• PM’s first statement to Parliament following the September 11 attacks - 14 September

Media interviews from 2001

Question and answer interviews with a single journalist, or articles written for the press by the PM.

• International Security Assistance Force ‘extremely important - 21 December
• PM: coalition is ‘remarkably strong’ - 7 November
• Prime Minister Tony Blair’s interview with Al-Jazeera - 9 October
• Article by the Prime Minister - 12 October
• Prime Minister’s interview with CNN - 16 September

Other links

• Prime Minister’s Question Time broadcasts and transcripts
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2005
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2004
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2003
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2002
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2000
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 1999
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 1998
• Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 1997
• Political speeches at the Labour Party website (opens in new window)

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