Question Time
Members questioned the prime minister about preparations for possible military action in Iraq, British pensions, and increasing congestion on British roads. This is the last Prime Minister’s…
237 viewsMembers questioned the prime minister about preparations for possible military action in Iraq, British pensions, and increasing congestion on British roads. This is the last Prime Minister’s…
237 viewsBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair took questions from members of the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Question Time. Recent events in England included Mr. Blair dropping a plan to in…
265 viewsBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair took questions from members of his party and the opposition on a number of issues including a potential firefighter strike.
249 viewsPrime Minister Blair answered questions from members relating to a British strike by firefighters. The Fire Brigades Union went on strike after the government would not agree to a 16 percent…
80 viewsMembers debated policy toward Iraq and potential military action following a material breach of a United Nations resolution on weapons inspections.
60 viewsPrime Minister Tony Blair responded to questions from members of the British House of Commons. Topics included a U.S. request for British forces in preparation for war with Iraq, the possibi…
233 viewsBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair took questions from members of his party and the opposition on weapons inspections in Iraq. Members also questioned him about the sovereignty of Gibraltar…
186 viewsPrime Minister Blair took a variety of questions, ranging from a potential firefighters' strike, the role of Sinn Fein in Parliament, Britain’s National Health Service, and unilateral action…
143 viewsIain Duncan Smith addressed the British Conservative Party conference. He discussed ways to get the Conservative Party back into power and expressed his support for military action in Iraq.
68 viewsForeign Secretary Straw addressed four questions. First, he talked about whether or not Iraq posed a threat with its weapons of mass destruction. Second, he talked about whether other countr…
307 viewsPrime Minister Tony Blair addressed Parliament on Iraqi weapons development and made a case for military action in Iraq. Following his remarks he answered questions from several members and …
385 viewsBritish Conservative Party Leader and Member of Parliament Iain Duncan Smith talked about the differences between the Conservative and Labour Parties. Mr. Duncan addressed an audience at the…
54 viewsPrime Minister Blair spoke in response to a Common’s Defense Committee report saying that Britain’s emergency services lack the capabilities to deal with an attack of the September 11 scale.…
169 viewsMembers questioned the prime minister about the government’s plans for public spending over the next three years. Members also questioned him about Iraq, rising street crime in Britain a…
186 viewsThe prime minister answered members' questions about a major policy change on the use of cannabis. In the new law, penalties will be relaxed for smoking marijuana, while dealers will face to…
174 viewsThe prime minister answered questions about a new anti-euro advertisement. In the ad popular British actors and three Labor members of Parliament try to persuade British citizens against ado…
162 viewsPrime Minister Tony Blair addresses the House of Commons on last week’s G-8 Summit of industrialized nations. He talked about the Middle East, aid for Africa and U.S. steel tariffs, followin…
383 viewsMembers questioned the prime minister about the Northern Ireland peace process, street crime, welfare reform, and his support for adopting the euro as the single European currency.
151 viewsVice President Dick Cheney spoke to a gathering of the International Democrat Union at a conference in Washington, DC.
492 viewsPrime Minister Blair took questions from members of his party and the opposition on the Euro, tensions between India and Pakistan, and a new anti-drug campaign.
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