PM's speeches, statements, press conferences, broadcasts and media interviews

Here you will find a selection of non-political speeches, statements, broadcasts and interviews made by the Prime Minister since June 2007.

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. Statements delivered in the House of Commons are also included here.

• Speech at the Holocaust Memorial - 20 July 2008
• Speech to the Isaeli Knesset - 21 July 2008
• PM's remarks at the Union for the Mediterranean Summit - 13 July 2008
• Speech at the NHS reception - 2 July 2008
• Speech to the Health Service Journal - 30 June 2008
• Speech on a low carbon economy - 26 June 2008
• Speech on education and social mobility - 23 June 2008
• Statement on EU Council - 23 June 2008
• Speech to the Congo Basin Forest Fund at Lancaster House - 17 June 2008
• Speech on Security and Liberty - 17 June 2008
• Speech at the NESTA conference on innovation - 20 May 2008
• Speech and Q&A at the Google Zeitgeist Conference - 19 May 2008
• Speech to the Church of Scotland General Assembly - 17 May 2008
• Statement on the Draft Legislative Programme - 14 May 2008
• Speech at the Social Care event - 12 May 2008
• Speech on 60th anniversary of the State of Israel - 7 May 2008
• Speech at the Business Call to Action meeting - 6 May 2008
• PM addresses the Palestinian Investment Conference - 1 May 2008
• Speech on Climate change - 1 May 2008
• Speech to the Institute of Directors - 30 April 2008
• Kennedy Memorial lecture on foreign policy - 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
• 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
• Speech at the table tennis friendship match Beijing - 18 January 2008
• PM words at UK-Chinese Business Summit - 18 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 issued by the PM in conjunction with foreign premiers and governments.

• Statement to Parliament on Iraq - 20 July 2008
• G8 statement to Parliament - 10 July 2008
• Statement on UK-Croatia Strategic Partnership 08/09
• Memorandum of understanding between the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom - 5 June 2008
• Joint Statement with President Victor Yushchenko - 15 May 2008
• US/UK Announcement on Health and Health Workers - 18 April 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

Written Ministerial Statements

These are written statements to Parliament on a particular topic.

• 30th Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries - 17 June 2008

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 the Israeli President - 20 July 2008
• Press Conference with President Abbas - 20 July 2008
• Press Conference with Prime Minister Olmert - 20 July 2008
• Remarks following talks with PM Fayyad - 20 July 2008
• Press Conference with the President of Nigeria - 16 July 2008
• July Press Conference - 14 July 2008
• Press Conference in Japan - 9 July 2008
• Press Conference with Foreign Secretary at EU Council - 20 June 2008
• Press Conference with the President of the United States - 16 June 2008
• Press Conference with Mr Ban Ki-Moon - 13 June 2008
• June Press Conference - 12 June 2008
• Press Conference with the President of the European Commission - 5 June 2008
• Press Conference with the President of Cyprus - 5 June 2008
• Press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister - 2 June 2008
• May Press Conference - 15 May 2008
• Press conference at the NI-US Investment Conference - 8 May 2008
• 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
• Q and A on globalisation - 8 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.

• Interview with the BBC on the NHS at 60 - 30 June 2008
• Joint article with the Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero - 3 June 2008
• Interview with the BBC world service on Burma - 17 May 2008
• Message of condolence to the Amir of Kuwait - 14 May 2008
• Interview with Andrew Marr - 4 May 2008
• 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
• Commonwealth Day Message - 10 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
• Three crucial questions debate in Davos - 25 January 2008

Other links

• Sarah Brown's speech at Lancaster House on maternal mortality - 27 March 2008

• Archive of the Prime Minister's speeches etc for 2007