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 2007. At the bottom you will find links to the archive for the years 1997-2004.
Remember, you can use our search facility to search all of the Tony Blair’s speeches and statements since 1997, by keyword.
Speeches from 2007
These are pre-prepared and usually given to an invited audience at a major domestic or international event.
- Our Nations Future - Public Life
- Doorstep in Heiligendamm
- Q & A in Heiligendamm
- Doorstep with President Bush
- Third Sector Speech at Downing Street
- Speech at the international conference on "Islam and Muslims in the world today"
- Berlin Globe Speech
- Address to the Troops in Sierra Leone
- Speech at the Paramount Chief Ceremony
- Speech in South Africa
- Joint speech with Hilary Armstrong
- Joint NI speech at Stormont
- Speech to the King’s Fund on the NHS
- Callaghan Memorial Speech
- Our Nation’s Future - role of work
- Speech to Public Service Reform Conference
- Message to mark the end of slavery
- Speech at Stonewall equality dinner
- Cultural speech at Tate Modern
- Speech on University Funding
- Speech on child cruelty
- Youth Sport Trust speech
- Speech at Davos
- Speech at the CBI conference
- Our Nation’s Future - Defence
Statements from 2007
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.
- Statement on UK and US Defence Trade Treaty
- Statement on Aung San Suu Kyi
- Public sector reception
- G8 Statement to the House
- Statement in Heiligendamm
- Doorstep with Nelson Mandela
- WMS on The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 and Independent Assessment Process - 24 May 2007
- WMS on New Ministerial Committees of the Cabinet
- On Turkey’s Presidential election
- PM statement on Darfur
- On the death of Boris Yeltsin
- UN road safety week
- On the crisis in Darfur
- Best wishes to Sikh community
- On the return of the UK sailors
- On the release of the UK sailors
- On visit to Department of Health
- On new homeless figures
- Spring European Council statement to the House
- To mark Commonwealth Day
- Joint statement with the Taoiseach on NI elections
- Message to policy review delegates
- Parliamentary statement on Iraq and Middle East
- Statement on the Policy Review
- WMS on appointment to the ISC
- WMS on re-appointment of the HofL Appointments
- Statement following talks with UN envoy Ahtisaari
- Joint statement on NI with the Taoiseach
- Joint declaration with Mexican President
- On the gay adoption row
- On the quarterly crime statistics
- Joint statement with the President of Tanzania
- Written Ministerial Statement on NI
- Statement on Northern Ireland power-sharing
Press conferences from 2007
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 with the Czech Prime Minister
- Press Conference with the President of South Africa
- Press conference with the President of Sierra Leone
- Press conference with the Belgian Prime Minister
- Press Conference with the Iraqi President
- Press Confence with the President of Poland
- Press Conference with the President of Georgia
- Joint press conference with the German Chancellor and Mr Kofi Annan
- April monthly press conference
- Press conference with Dutch PM
- Press conference with Ishaq Mekki
- Press conference with Ghana’s President
- EU Council press conference
- February monthly press conference
- Press conference with Palestinian President
- Press Conference with the President of Afghanistan
- Press Conference with the German Chancellor in Berlin
- Press Conference with Bertie Ahern
- Press Conference with the Mexican President
- January monthly press conference
- Japanese PM’s visit to Number 10
Broadcasts from 2007
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.
Media interviews from 2007
Question and answer interviews with a single journalist or a panel, open letters, or articles written for the press by the PM.
- Interview with Sky Sports News
- Interview with Al Jazeera TV
- Interview with France 2
- Interview with Bertie Ahern and Patrick Kielty
- Interview with Bob Geldof
- Interview with Simon Schama
- Joint interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger
- BBC interview on the policy review
- Article for The Observer on road pricing
- Article for The Telegraph on universities
- Interview with Stephen Fry
- Interview with Lord Coe
- Interview with Sky about climate change
- Article for the Irish Times on power-sharing
Other links
- Prime Minister’s Question Time broadcasts and transcripts
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2006
- 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 2001
- 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)