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Prime Minister's Questions
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
In this week’s Question Time, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown answered numerous questions from the British House of Commons. He talked about the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, unemployment among young people in the UK and other issues.
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In this week’s Question Time, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown answered numerous questions from the British House of Commons. He talked about the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, unemployment among young people in the UK and other issues.
Washington, DC
: 32 min.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown conducted a monthly news conference from 10 Downing Street in London, England. He talked about the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and health care reforms for his country.
London, UK
: 50 min.
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P.M. Gordon Brown Press Conference
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke at the Royal College of Defense Studies in London on the British mission in Afghanistan. He warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai to clean up the corruption in his government or risk the loss of international support. He also reiterated the British commitment to training and supporting the Afghan military.
London, UK
: 29 min.
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P.M. Gordon Brown on Afghanistan
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In this week’s Question Time, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was asked about climate change policies, Afghanistan’s Presidential runoff election and about Scotland’s release of the Lockerbie bomber
London, England
: 31 min.
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Prime Minister's Questions
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Opposition party leaders answered questions about how they can improve diversity in the British House of Commons. They met with members of the Speaker’s Conference, a House of Commons Committee that will report back to the full House of Commons. The Conference is led by the new House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow, who took office in June.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 9 min.
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Conference on Diversity in BHOC
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On October 1st, Britain opened its doors to a new independent Supreme Court that heard its first full day of cases on October 5th. Queen Elizabeth II attended the official opening ceremony on Friday. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia were in attendance for the festivities. Following the tour, Lord Phillips and British PM Gordon Brown gave brief remarks to the crowd.
London, UK
: 7 min.
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Opening Of UK Supreme Court
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at a conference on Britain’s economic future, that ending or reversing his government’s economic stimulus plan too soon would imperil the recovery. He also announced a plan to sell more than 30 billion dollars worth of government assets to help cut the budget deficit, including the British share of the Chunnel rail link with France.
Washington, DC
: 17 min.
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P.M. Gordon Brown on British Economy
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About the Series
Prime Minister's Questions airs LIVE Wednesday mornings at 7am (ET) on C-SPAN2 & reairs on Sunday nights at 9pm (ET) on C-SPAN.
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