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 2005. 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.
Hot topics from 2005
So far this year the PM has spoken about climate change, Africa, the London bombings, the Tsunami and the Olympics.
Speeches from 2005
These are pre-prepared and usually given to an invited auidence at a major domestic or international event.
- PM comments at EU Parliament - 20 December
- Acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award - 8 December
- CBI conference - 29 November
- Education and regeneration - 18 November
- Lord Mayor’s Banquet speech - 14 November
- Speech to the London G8 climate change conference - 1 November
- Speech to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg - 26 October
- Speech on education made at 10 Downing Street - 24 October
- Speech to UN General Assembly during 2005 World Summit - 12 September
- Speech on education to City of London Academy - 12 September
- Speech on improving parenting - 2 September
- Olympic speech to the IOC - 6 July
- Speech to the EU Parliament - 23 June
- Speech on Risk and the State - 26 May
- Speech on returning to 10 Downing Street after the General Election - 6 May
- Speech at Faithworks, London - 22 March
- Speech on the Holocaust - 27 January
- Speech at World Economic Forus in Davos, Switzerland - 26 January
Statements from 2005
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.
- New Year message - 31 December
- Statement at the Shaiba Logistics Base in Iraq - 22 December
- Commons statement on EU Council meeting - 19 December
- Joint statement with PM Persson on UN reform - 8 December
- Joint EU-Canada Video Conference Summit - 24 November
- ‘Shocked and saddened’ by Jordanian blasts - 10 November
- Comments at 7/7 reception at Number Ten - 7 November
- Letter to David Blunkett on his resignation - 2 November
- Best wishes for Diwali - 1 November
- Informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government statement - 31 October
- Sympathy and support after Pakistani earthquake - 10 October
- Royal Navy awards ceremony and statements on UK-Russia discussions - 5 October
- Joint statement with Russia on counter-terrorism - 5 October
- On the Bali bombings - 3 October
- Best wishes for the Jewish New Year - 3 October
- Statement on IRA decommissioning - 21 September
- Remembers ‘tireless and courageous’ Wiesenthal - 21 September
- Offers congratulations to Afghan voters - 19 September
- Statement to United Nations World Summit on terrorism - 14 September
- Launch of cultural exchange programme - 6 September
- Day one of the EU-China Summit - 5 September
- Sympathy to US on Hurricane Katrina - 2 September
- Statement on the Iraqi constitution - 29 August
- Statement following the death of Mo Mowlam - 19 August
- Statement on the IRA - 28 July
- Joint statement from the King of Bahrain and Tony Blair - 27 July
- Statement to Parliament on the G8 Summit - 11 July
- Statement to Parliament on the London bombings - 11 July
- Statement setting out G8 achievements - 8 July
- Downing Street statement following terror attacks in London - 7 July
- Commons statement on Brussels EU Summit - 20 June
- Statement to the House of Commons on the European Council - 24 March
- Remarks at the launch of the Commission for Africa report - 11 March
- Opening remarks - Supporting the Palestinian Authority - 1 March
- Statement on South East Asia Tsunami - 10 January
Press conferences from 2005
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.
1 July to 31 December
- Doorstep speech in Basra - 22 December
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 21 December
- Joint EU conference with Josep Borrell and Jose Manuel Barroso - 20 December
- Press conference on EU Budget deal - 17 December
- Doorstep to journalists at EU Budget negotiations - 16 December
- Press conference on EU Budget negotiations - 9 December
- Press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister - 2 December
- Press conference with PM’s of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia - 1 December
- Press conference with Presidents of Ukraine and the EC-1 December
- Press conference with EC President and Palestinian President -27 November
- Press conference with the Pakistani Prime Minister - 25 November
- Press conference with the Maltese Prime Minister - 25 November
- Conference at Number 10 with German Chancellor Merkel - 24 November
- Doorstep with Polish PM Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz - 24 November
- Doorstep with Iraqi vice-president Adil Abdul Mahdi - 14 November
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 7 November
- Doorstep with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani at Number 10 - 31 October
- Press conference at EU informal summit in Hampton court - 27 October
- Joint press conference in Strasbourg with Barroso and Borrell - 26 October
- Doorstep with Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi - 24 October
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 11 October
- Doorstep with President Chirac in Paris after informal talks - 10 October
- Joint conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani at Number 10 - 6 October
- Press conference with Vladimir Putin at EU-Russia summit - 4 October
- Press conference with Geldof/Obasanjo/Barrosso at the UN Summit - 15 September
- Joint conference with Pervez Musharraf at the UN World Summit - 14 September
- Press conference with Indian Prime Minister Singh - 8 September
- Launch of India-EU strategic partnership - 7 September
- Day Two doorstep interview in Beijing - 6 September
- Joint conference with Barroso and Jiabao in China - 5 September
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 5 August
- Briefing on Northern Ireland - 4 August
- Press Conference with the Spanish Prime Minister - 27 July
- Press Conference with HM The King of Bahrain - 27 July
- Press Conference with The Turkish Prime Minister - 27 July
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 26 July
- Press Conference with The President of Cyprus - 26 July
- Press Conference with The French Prime Minister - 25 July
- Statement after London attacks - 21 July
- Press conference with Tony Blair and Afghan president Hamid Karzai - 19 July
- Presidency Press Conference at Gleneagles - 8 July
- Press conference at the end of the G8 summit - 8 July
- Make Poverty History Press Conference - 6 July
- Comments on winning the 2012 Olympic Games - 6 July
- EU Presidency press conference - 1 July
1 January to 30 June
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 27 June
- Press conference with the Prime Minister of Iraq - 27 June
- Press conference with the Irish Prime Minister - 27 June
- Press conference with the Prime Minister of Sweden - 21 June
- Press conference following Brussels EU Summit - 18 June
- Press Conference in Paris - 14 June
- Tony Blair and George W Bush joint press conference - 7 June
- Doorstep interview in Tuscany on the EU Constitution - 30 May
- Meeting with the Africa Commission in Rome - 27 May
- Press conference with the Italian Prime Minister - 27 May
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 12 May
- Press conference with President Abbas in London - 1 March
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 25 February
- Africa Commission Press Conference - 24 February
- Doorstep press conference with Condoleezza Rice - 4 February
- Joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister, Mr Bertie Ahern - 1 February
- Press conference on poverty in Africa at the WEF - 27 January
- Monthly Downing Street press conference - 6 January
Broadcasts from 2005
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.
- Statement to Parliament on the G8 summit - 11 July
- Statement to Parliament on the London bombings - 11 July
- Statement on G8 outcomes - 8 July
- Statement on the London bombings from Gleneagles - 7 July
- Interview on Downing Street website - 1 July
- Statement on the Tsunami disaster in South East Asia - 10 January
Media interviews from 2005
Question and answer interviews with a single journalist, or articles written for the press by the PM.
- Independent article on civil partnerships - 21 December
- Observer article on Respect agenda - 12 December
- Interview with Sky television on the EU budget - 2 December
- Interview with Sky television on pensions - 2 December
- PM reflects on terror law defeat - 10 November
- PM looks forward to ‘crucial week’ on environment - 31 October
- Downing Street website interview- 30 June
- Economist article on Africa and climate change - 1 January
Other links
- Prime Minister’s Question Time broadcasts and transcripts
- 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)
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