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Key speeches and news briefings from Parliament
Briefings - 01/09/2007
Recorded coverage of the speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on William Wilberforce to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
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Briefings - 03/11/2007
Recorded coverage of Her Majesty the Queen welcoming King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to a state visit, from Tuesday 30th October.
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Briefings - 05/09/2007
Recorded coverage of Alex Salmond launching a commission into the future of Scottish broadcasting, from the National Museum in Edinburgh, from the 8th August.
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Briefings - 05/09/2007
Recorded coverage of Alex Salmond launching a White Paper on a referendum on independence from Napier University, Edinburgh, from 14th August.
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Briefings - 05/09/2007
Recorded coverage of the resignation speech of former First Minister, Jack McConnell, as Leader of Scottish Labour, from Edinburgh on Wednesday 15th August.
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Briefings - 05/09/2007
The new Scottish Labour Party Leader, Wendy Alexander giving a press conference on Tuesday 21st August, when she was the sole nominee for the leadership.
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Briefings - 08/12/2007
Recorded coverage of a Speaker of the House of lords, Baroness Hayman.
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Briefings - 09/09/2007
Recorded coverage of CBI Director-General Richard Lambert's speech 'Business in society and the new political landscape' at the Imagination Gallery in London from Tuesday 10th July.
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Briefings - 10/11/2007
Recorded coverage of the History of Parliament Trust lecture by Professor David Hayton of Queen's University Belfast, on the British Union of 1707. From Tuesday 6 November.
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Briefings - 12/01/2008
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's news conference, from Tuesday 8 November.
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Briefings - 13/10/2007
Recorded coverage of a news conference by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso from Downing Street on Thursday 11th October.
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Briefings - 14/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Archbishop of York John Sentamu's speech to the Church of England Synod in York, from Monday 9th July.
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Briefings - 16/06/2007
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including Tony Blair's speech from Tuesday 12th June.
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Briefings - 16/08/2007
Recorded coverage of the speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on William Wilberforce, from Tuesday 24 April. Parliament is currently in recess.
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Briefings - 16/08/2007
Sir John Major reflects on his experiences as Prime Minister and discusses current affairs in the UK, from Tuesday 24 April. Parliament is currently in recess.
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Briefings - 16/10/2010
A lecture given by John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University, looking back at the 2010 General Election. Followed by a question and answer session.
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Briefings - 18/11/2007
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's speech on foreign policy at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, from Monday 12th November.
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Briefings - 20/10/2007
Recorded coverage of the launch of UCL's Constitution Unit report 'The House Rules?'. From Tuesday 16 October.
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Briefings - 21/05/2010
Recorded coverage of Chancellor George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws holding a news conference at HM Treasury, from Monday 17 May.
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Briefings - 23/06/2007
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including Alex Salmond's speech to the NI Assembly from Monday 18 June.
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Briefings - 24/11/2007
Recorded coverage of the liberal Democrat Leadership hustings held in the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, London from Wednesday 31st October.
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Briefings - 27/10/2007
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat leadership candidate, Nick Clegg, making a policy speech in the National Liberal Club in London from Tuesday 23rd October.
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Briefings - 28/06/2008
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's speech on social mobility, from Monday 23 June.
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Briefings - 28/06/2008
Recorded coverage of Jacqui Smith's speech to the Association of Chief Police Officers' conference, from Tuesday 24 June.
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Briefings - 28/06/2008
Recorded coverage of David Cameron's launch of the Conservative Party's health policy at the Royal College of Surgeons, from Tuesday 24 June.
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Briefings - 29/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair's speeches in Westminster Hall on the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, from Tuesday 15 May.
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Briefings - 29/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron's speech setting out the key themes of the Conservative Party's policy review, from Monday 18 June.
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Briefings - 29/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell's news conference setting out his party's response to Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister.
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Briefings - 30/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's acceptance speech on becoming leader of the Labour Party, from Sunday 24th June. Parliament is currently in recess.
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Briefings - 30/07/2007
Recorded coverage of Paddy Ashdown's 'Swords and Ploughshares' speech, from Monday 21st May. Parliament is currently in recess.
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Briefings - Afghanistan
Recorded coverage of Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth addressing the The Royal United Services Institute, on the progress being made in Afghanistan, from Thursday 17 December.
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Briefings - Alex Salmond
Recorded coverage of the Scottish National Party news conference from Glenrothes, from Friday 7th November.
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Briefings - Alex Salmond
The week's key speeches, including the launch of the SNP's plans for a referendum on Scottish Independence with Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, from Monday 30th November.
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Briefings - Alex Salmond
Recorded coverage of the speech given by SNP leader Alex Salmond to his party's spring conference in Aviemore.
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Briefings - Alex Salmond Speech
Recorded coverage of the speech given by SNP leader Alex Salmond to his party's spring conference in Aviemore.
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Briefings - Alistair Darling and Henry M Paulson Jr Joint Press Conference
Coverage of Chancellor Alistair Darling and US Treasury Secretary Henry M Paulson Jr holding a joint press conference as part of the US Secretary's visit to the UK.
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Briefings - Alistair Darling/Brown and Bush
Alistair Darling's Mansion House Speech from 18th June; Gordon Brown and George Bush's news conference in the Foreign Office from 16th June.
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Briefings - Alistair Darling MP
Recorded coverage of Alistair Darling's speech to the Institute of Directors.
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Briefings - Andrew Lansley
Recorded coverage of the Conservative News Conference from Thursday 19 November.
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Briefings - Archbishop of Canterbury
Recorded coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury's presidential address to the General Synod of the Church of England, from Wednesday 11 February.
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Briefings - Archbishop of Canterbury Speech
Recorded coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury's presidential address to the General Synod of the Church of England, from Monday 11 February.
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Briefings - Archbishop's Speech
Recorded coverage of the speech on Islam and religious law in the English legal system given by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, from Thursday 7 February.
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Briefings - Archbishop's Speech
Recorded coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury's speech to the House of Lords on the impact of economic inequality on families, from Friday 25th April.
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Briefings - Australian Apology
Recorded coverage of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologising to the Aboriginal people for past injustices in the Australian Parliament from Wednesday 13 February.
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Briefings - Australian Apology
Recorded coverage of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's speech in the Australian Parliament in Canberra where he apologised for the past wrongs to the Aboriginal population.
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Briefings - Autonomy of the Commons
Recorded coverage of the launch of UCL's Constitution Unit report The House Rules? International lessons for enhancing the autonomy of the House of Commons.
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Briefings - Barack Obama
Recorded coverage of Barack Obama's speech in Grant Park in Chicago celebrating his victory in the US Presidential election, from Tuesday 4th November.
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Briefings - Barack Obama
Recorded coverage of President Barack Obama making a keynote speech at Cairo University as part of his tour of the Middle East and Europe, from Thursday 4 June.
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Briefings - Barack Obama
Recorded coverage of US President Barack Obama's speech on the close of the G8 summit in Italy, from Friday 10 July.
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Briefings - Barack Obama
Recorded coverage of US President Barack Obama's statement in Washington following the intelligence failures over the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing, from 7 January.
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Briefings - Baroness Hayman
Lords Speaker Baroness Hayman delivers a speech, 'Ermine, Ethics and Engagement: Evolution in the House of Lords', at a Hansard Society event on Wednesday 9 December.
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Briefings - Baroness James
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness James of Holland Park on 'Police and the Public in the 21st Century', from Thursday 1 May.
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Briefings - Baroness Jay
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Jay of Paddington on 'Politics and the Media - better or worse in the last fifty years?', from Thursday 12 June.
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Briefings - Baroness Williams
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams giving the Lord Garden memorial lecture, titled The 2010 General Election and Its Implications. From Thursday 10 June.
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Briefings - Baroness Williams of Crosby
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Williams of Crosby on 'Britain's global role in the next decade', from Thursday 24 January.
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Briefings - Baroness Williams of Crosby
Recorded coverage of President George W Bush's State Of The Union Address to the US Congress.
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Briefings - Baroness Williams of Crosby
Recorded coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, making his Presidential Address to the Synod from Monday 11 February.
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Briefings - Baroness Young
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Young of Hornsey on Culture, Language and Identity. From Thursday 28 February.
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Briefings - Baroness Young of Hornsey
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Baroness Young of Hornsey on 'Culture, Language and Identity', from Thursday 28 February.
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Briefings - Bob Ainsworth
Recorded coverage of Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth's keynote speech at Chatham House, from Wednesday 8 July.
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Briefings - Boris Johnson
Recorded coverage of Boris Johnson's first news coverage as Mayor of London, from Wednesday 4th June.
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Briefings - BP Evidence Session
Recorded coverage of the Congressional evidence session on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with representatives from BP. From Monday 17 May.
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Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's speech to the CBI Conference from Tuesday 28th November.
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Recorded coverage of Paddy Ashdown's Swords and Ploughshares speech from Monday, 21st May.
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Recorded coverage of David Cameron and William Hague's speeches on Iran from Tuesday, 22nd May.
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Recorded coverage of George Osbourne's speech on public service reform.
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The week's key speeches and news briefings, including Peter Hain's speech on Nortern Ireland as a model of conflict resolution from Tuesday 12th June.
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The week's key speeches and news briefings, including David Cameron's speech from Monday 18 June.
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The week's key speeches and news briefings, including Gordon Brown's speech to the ACPO Conference from Tuesday 19 June.
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The week's key speeches and news briefings, including Gordon Brown's speech to Mansion House from Wednesday 20 June.
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The week's key speeches and news briefings, including recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's news conference from Monday 23 June.
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Recorded coverage of a Liberal Democrat fringe event on civil rights from their conference in Brighton from Sunday 16 September.
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Recorded coverage of a Liberal Democrat fringe event with Chris Huhne MP and Nick Clegg MP from their conference in Brighton from Monday 17 September.
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Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's monthly press conference held in Downing Street from Monday 8th October.
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Recorded coverage of a Liberal Democrat fringe event with Chris Huhne MP and Nick Clegg MP from their conference in Brighton from Monday 17 September.
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Recorded coverage of the launch of UCL's Constitution Unit report 'The House Rules?'. From Tuesday 16 October.
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Recorded coverage of Canadian elections expert, Ron Gould, reporting his findings into the Scottish Elections 2007 ballot paper fiasco in Edinburgh from Wednesday 24th October.
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith gave a speech outlining the alterations to the government's plans for the identity card scheme on Thursday 6th March.
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Global Economic Slowdown: Recorded coverage of an event entitled "Media Talk: Global Economic Slowdown and Foreign Policy, featuring Vince Cable from Wednesday 26th March.
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Briefings - Briefings - Tony Blair
Recorded coverage of the Representative of the middle East Quartet, Tony Blair, addressing the Middle East working group of the European Parliament, from Tuesday 25th March.
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Briefings - Britain and the Global Economy
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's speech on Britain and the Global Economy, from Monday 26 January.
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Briefings - Britain and the Global Economy
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's speech on Britain and the Global Economy, from Monday 26 January.
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Briefings - Brown and Rompuy
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and new EU President Herman Van Rompuy holding a joint press conference in Downing Street, from Tuesday 19 January.
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Briefings - Bruges Group
Recorded coverage of the The Bruges Group event at the Conservative Party conference fringe.
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Briefings - Budget Cuts
Recorded coverage of the announcement by the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on budget cuts, from Monday 24 May.
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Briefings - Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor
Recorded coverage of a speech by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor from the Church of England General Synod, from Monday 9 February.
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Briefings - Caroline Lucas Speech
Recorded coverage of Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas, making a keynote speech to her party's spring conference, from Friday 19 February.
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Briefings - Carwyn Jones
Recorded coverage of the speech given by Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones to his party's spring conference in Swansea.
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Briefings - CBI Annual Conference
Recorded highlights from the CBI Conference, including speeches by Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, from Monday 23rd November.
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Briefings - CBI Annual Dinner
Recorded coverage of CBI President Martin Broughton addressing the CBI Annual Dinner before introducing special guest Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who also spoke. From 20 May.
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Briefings - CBI on 'After the Crisis'
Recorded coverage of the speech by Richard Lambert, the director-general of the CBI, to Chatham House on 'After the crisis' from Monday 10 May.
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Briefings - Challenges of the New Government
Recorded coverage of ConservativeHome editor Tim Montgomerie making a speech at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London, from Wednesday 19 May.
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Briefings - Chris Grayling
Recorded coverage of Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Grayling making a speech on "Grounding" Orders in Bevin Hall LGA, Westminster, from Monday 23 February.
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Briefings - Clare Short MP
Recorded coverage of Clare Short's speech to the Hansard Society titled Making Politics Fit for Purpose from Wednesday 29 October.
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Briefings - Coalition Agreement
Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announcing details of the document outlining the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition deal, from Thursday 20 May.
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Briefings - Commons Speaker
Recorded coverage of a speech on parliamentary reform given by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP, to the Hansard Society on Thursday 24 September.
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Briefings - Constitutional Renewal
Coverage of the statement made in the House of Commons on constitutional renewal by PM Gordon Brown and the reactions from the opposition parties, from Wednesday 9th June.
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Briefings - David Attenborough
Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough on the future of public service broadcasting, from Wednesday 30 April.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron announced a new prisons policy for his party alongside Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Herbert on Monday 3rd March.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron's speech on the countryside, from Monday 12th May.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron outlining his party's strategy for controlling public spending in Birmingham, from Monday 19 May.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron making a keynote speech to the CBI in London, setting out his plan for the economy. From Tuesday 15 July.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron's news conference announcing a new code of conduct for MEP's expenses, from Wednesday 9 July.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron making a speech to business leaders at Bloomberg, London, from Friday 17 October.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron holding a news conference outlining his plans to drop his party's pledge to match Labour's spending plans for 2010/11.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of David Cameron's speech on the state of the economy, from Tuesday 9 December.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of David Cameron's keynote speech to the CBI, from Monday 24 November.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of David Cameron's speech marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from Monday 8 December.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party leader David Cameron making a speech on Savings Tax, in the St Stephen's Club, London, from Monday 5 January.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron making a speech to business leaders in the Thomas Reuters Building, London, from Monday 15 December.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Leader David Cameron's monthly press conference, from Monday 9 February.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of a speech by Conservative leader David Cameron on the economy, from Friday 13 March.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron's monthly news conference, from Monday 16 March.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party leader David Cameron launching his party's draft health manifesto pledges with George Osborne and Andrew Lansley, from Monday 4 January.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron holding his regular news conference in the St Stephen's Club, Westminster, from Monday 25 January.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of the speech given by Conservative leader David Cameron to his party's spring forum in Brighton.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of the speech by the Prime Minister David Cameron on the future of the UK economy, from 28 May.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron making a speech on the budget deficit in Milton Keynes, from Monday 7 June.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron making a speech in Liverpool to launch his Big Society plan to empower communities, from Monday 19 July.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron making a speech to the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges in Turkey, from Tuesday 27 July.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron making his set-piece foreign policy speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the London Guildhall from Monday 15 November.
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Briefings - David Cameron
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron making his set-piece foreign policy speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the London Guildhall from Monday 15 November.
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Briefings - David Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron and Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking to 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards at Wellington Barracks.
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Briefings - David Cameron and Sepp Blatter
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister David Cameron and FIFA President Sepp Blatter holding a news conference in Downing Street, from Wednesday 13 October.
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Briefings - David Cameron and Stephen Harper
Recorded coverage of the joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, from Thursday 3 June.
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Briefings - David Cameron: Monthly News Conference
Recorded coverage of Conservative Party Leader David Cameron's monthly news conference in the St Stephens Club, Westminster, from Tuesday 11th November.
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Briefings - David Cameron MP
Recorded coverage of David Cameron's monthly news conference, from Thursday 30 April.
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Briefings - David Cameron Speech
Recorded coverage of Conservative leader David Cameron's speech to his party's spring forum in Gateshead, from Saturday 15 March.
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Briefings - David Miliband
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the speech by the Foreign Secretary David Miliband from Monday 26 October.
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Briefings - David Miliband
Recorded coverage of the Foreign Secretary David Miliband's speech at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's annual session, from Tuesday 17 November.
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Briefings - Downing Street News Conference
Recorded coverage of the Prime Minister's monthly news conference, from Wednesday 18 February.
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Briefings - Ed Miliband
Recorded coverage of Labour Leader Ed Miliband and Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson holding a joint news conference in London, from Monday 10 January.
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Briefings - Election Briefings
The week's key speeches and news briefings at the start of the general election campaign.
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Briefings - EU Summit
Recorded coverage of the news conference following the meeting of EU leaders in the European Council in Brussels, from Friday 7th November.
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Briefings - First Ministers
Recorded coverage of the news conference held by the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the Government plans to cut spending, from Monday 24 May.
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Briefings - Foreign Policy After the Election
The Royal Institute of International Affairs and Foreign Press Association panel discussion on British foreign policy after the General Election, from Monday 10 May.
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Briefings - Frank Field
Recorded coverage of Labour MP Frank Field's speech on the future of social policy at the Attlee Foundation, from Wednesday 23 June.
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Briefings - French President's Address To Parliament
Speech by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to a Joint Session of the Houses of Parliament, in the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday 26 March.
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Briefings - G20 Summit
Highlights from the G20 Summit with speeches from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, US President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Briefings - George Bush
Recorded coverage of US President George Bush's farewell address following his two terms of office, from Thursday 15th January.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Recorded coverage of Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude's consultation on government spending, from Thursday 29 January.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Recorded coverage of Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's speech on "Paths to Prosperity" at a Spectator Magazine event in London, from Tuesday 15th September.
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Briefings - George Osborne
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the speech by the Shadow Chancellor George Osborne from Monday 26 October.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Recorded coverage of the Shadow Chancellor making a speech on the future of the British economy at the British Museum, London, from Tuesday 2 February.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Recorded coverage of Shadow Chancellor George Osborne giving the annual Mais Lecture, entitled A New Economic Model, at the Cass Business School, London, from 24 February.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Recorded coverage of Chancellor George Osborne addressing the CBI annual dinner in London, from Wednesday 19 May.
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Briefings - George Osborne
Coverage of Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke outlining plans to create a new Office of Tax Simplification at the Treasury, from Tuesday 20 July.
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Briefings - George Osbourne
Recorded coverage of Chancellor George Osbourne addressing the City of London in his first Mansion House speech, from Wednesday 16 June.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's monthly news conference from 10 Downing Street, from Thursday 15th May.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown holding a joint press conference in Downing Street with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's monthly Downing Street news conference. From Monday 14 July.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown launching his Government's new energy policy in Downing Street, from Thursday 11 September.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Coverage of the press conference on the Government's rescue plan for the banking system with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling, from Tuesday 7 October.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's news conference, from Friday 7th November.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's keynote speech to the CBI, from Monday 24 November.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown's press conference on the EU with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, from Tuesday 9 December.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech looking ahead to the G20 summit in April, from Monday 9 February.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of the No 10 news conference with Gordon Brown and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, from Monday 16 March.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown holding a news conference in Downing Street, from Tuesday 19 May.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown holding a news conference following his Cabinet reshuffle, from Friday 5 June.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded highlights of Gordon Brown's monthly news conference, from Tuesday 10 November.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson outlining the Government's economic growth plan in central London, from Thursday 7 January.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown holding his regular Downing Street news conference, from Monday 25 January.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown making a speech at the RSA in London on plans for a referendum on 'Alternative Voting', from Tuesday 2 February.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown in the USA
Recorded coverage of highlights from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to Washington to meet President Obama, including a joint press conference, from Tuesday 3 March.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown Speech
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown making a speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in the Guildhall, London, from Monday 10th November.
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Briefings - Gordon Brown Speech
Recorded coverage of Gordon Brown making a speech on giving parents in England a vote on whether struggling schools should be run by a different organisation, from 23 February.
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Briefings - Green Party Leader's Speech
Recorded coverage of the speech by the Green Party's newly-elected leader to the party's conference in London, from Saturday 6 September.
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Briefings - Hillary Clinton
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly from Monday 12th October.
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Briefings - HRH Prince of Wales
Recorded coverage of HRH the Prince of Wales's speech to the Foreign Press Association, from Tuesday 25 November.
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Briefings - Ian Paisley
Recorded coverage of Dr Ian Paisley's final speech to the Democratic Unionist Party on the weekend he retired as party leader, from Friday 30th May.
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Briefings - IPPR - Post-Election Briefing
Electoral analyst Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University analysing the results of the 2010 Election at the Institute of Public Policy Research in London, from 13 May.
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Briefings - Irish Budget 2010
Recorded coverage of Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan making his Budget 2010 statement, from Wednesday 9 December.
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Briefings - Irish Government Budget Plan
Recorded coverage of the Irish Government's news conference on the four-year plan to tackle Ireland's debt crisis, from Tuesday 23 November.
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Briefings - Jack Straw
Recorded coverage of a speech by Justice Secretary Jack Straw on Law in the Making: Influence and Change in the Legislative Process, at the Hansard Society. From Wednesday 16 July.
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Briefings - Jacob Zuma
Recorded coverage of South African President Jacob Zuma addressing both Houses of Parliament as part of his state visit to the UK, from Thursday 4 March.
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Briefings - Jacqui Smith
Recorded coverage of Home Secretary Jacqui Smith addressing the Police Federation Annual Conference in Bournemouth, from Wednesday 21 May.
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Briefings - John Bercow
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the speech by Commons Speaker John Bercow at the Industry and Parliamentary Trust, from Monday 19 October.
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Briefings - John Bercow
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow delivers the PSA and Hansard Society Annual Lecture, 'Parliament in an anti-politics age: the outreach challenge', from 30 November.
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Briefings - John Bercow
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow making a speech to the Hansard Society on 'Reform in a new Parliament - Reviving the Chamber' in Portcullis House, from 10 June.
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Briefings - John Bercow
Recorded coverage of Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow's speech to the Hansard Society on parliamentary reform.
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Briefings - John McCain
Recorded coverage of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain's speech to the Republican party convention in Minnesota, from Friday 5th September.
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Briefings - John McCain
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including fringe events from last week's Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
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Briefings - John McCain
Recorded coverage of John McCain's concession speech following his loss in the US Presidential election, from Tuesday 4th November.
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Briefings - John McDonnell
Recorded coverage of Labour MP John McDonnell's speech to the PCS trade union conference, from Wednesday 19 May.
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Briefings - John McDonnell
Recorded coverage of Labour MP John McDonnell's speech to the PCS trade union conference, from Wednesday 19 May.
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Briefings - Joschka Fischer
Recorded coverage of Former German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, making a speech on Transatlantic Security and the new Obama Administration, from Tuesday 24 February.
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Briefings - Joschka Fischer
Recorded coverage of Former German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, making a speech on Transatlantic Security and the new Barack Obama Administration, from Tuesday 24 February.
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Briefings - Kelly Expenses Report
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the news conference from Sir Christopher Kelly, Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards from Wednesday 4th November.
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Briefings - Ken Clarke
Recorded coverage of the 2007 Hansard Society Annual Lecture given by Kenneth Clarke MP entitled 'Parliamentary Reform: Would Anyone Notice?'. From Wednesday 12 December.
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Briefings - Ken Clarke
Recorded coverage of Ken Clarke MP presenting the Conservative Democracy Task Force report on the West Lothian Question.
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Briefings - Ken Clarke
Recorded coverage of Justice Secretary Ken Clarke making a speech on prisons at King's College London, from Wednesday 30 June.
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Briefings - Kofi Annan
Recorded coverage of former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, giving a speech at the annual Adam Smith College Lecture in Kirkcaldy, from Thursday 23 April.
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Briefings - Labour Leadership
Recorded coverage of the launch of the bid by Andy Burnham MP for the leadership of the Labour Party, from 26 May.
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Briefings - Labour Leadership Hustings
Recorded coverage of the Labour Party leadership contenders taking part in the New Statesman Hustings in London, from Wednesday 9 June.
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Briefings - Leaders' Speeches
Recorded coverage of speeches given by Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown.
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Briefings - Liberal Democrat Fringe
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat fringe events 'Afghanistan - Can it be won?' 'The Next Election - Threat or Opportunity?' and 'Labour and the LibDems'.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Lord Mandelson giving a lecture on Globalisation and the Credit Crunch in Chatham House, London, from Wednesday 3 December.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Lord Mandelson giving a lecture on globalisation and the credit crunch in Chatham House, London, from Wednesday 3 December.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Lord Mandelson giving a lecture on Globalisation and the Credit Crunch in Chatham House, London, from Wednesday 3 December.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Lord Mandelson making a speech at the CBI Manufacturing Dinner in Birmingham, from Thursday 5 February.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Lord Mandelson's lecture at the LSE entitled "Progressive State Reformers v Ideological State Retrenchers", from Monday 14th September.
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Briefings - Lord Mandelson and Ken Clarke
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson and Shadow Business Secretary, Ken Clarke at the British Chamber of Commerce annual conference in London.
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Briefings - Lord Pearson
Recorded coverage of UKIP Leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch, making his keynote speech to his party's spring conference in Milton Keynes, from Friday 12 March.
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Briefings - Lord Puttnam
Lord Puttnam gives a lecture on young people and the digital age to an audience of young people and youth organisations in the Robing Room, House of Lords. From Tuesday 29 June.
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Briefings - Lord Tebbit
Recorded coverage of Lord Tebbit's speech commemorating the 20th anniversay of the Bruges Group. From Monday 27 October.
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Briefings - Margo MacDonald MSP
Recorded coverage of Independent MSP, Margo MacDonald, launching her End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill. From 21 January.
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Briefings - Martin Wolf and Will Hutton
Coverage of the talk by Martin Wolf, associate editor of the Financial Times, and Will Hutton, the Work Foundation chief executive, at the London School of Economics, from 20 Oct.
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Briefings - Martin Wolf and Will Hutton
Recorded coverage of the talk by Martin Wolf and Will Hutton, from Monday 28 October.
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Briefings - Mervyn King
Recorded coverage of the speech by Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King, from Tuesday 21 October.
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Briefings - Mervyn King
Recorded coverage of Mervyn King's news conference following the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report. From Wednesday 13 May.
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Briefings - Michael Chertoff
Recorded coverage of the speech by the US Homeland Security Secretary titled Advancing Freedom, Defeating Terror: Lessons from Senator Henry Jackson from Thursday 30 October.
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Briefings - Michael Moore
Recorded coverage of Scottish Secretary Michael Moore's appearance before the Conveners' Liaison Group in the Scottish Parliament, from Thursday 17 June.
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Briefings - Millband and Clinton
Recorded coverage of Foreign Secretary David Milliband and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton holding a joint press conference, from Tuesday 3 February.
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Briefings - MPs in the New Political Era
Recorded coverage of the BBC's chief political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg chairing a panel discussion with three new MPs on the role of MPs in the new political era.
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Briefings - New Statesman Labour Hustings
Recorded coverage of the Labour Party leadership contenders taking part in the New Statesman hustings in London, from Wednesday 9 June.
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Briefings - Next Steps for Labour
Recorded coverage of a Next Steps for Labour event organised by The Tribune newspaper at the TUC Congress House, from Monday 17 May.
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Briefings - Niall Ferguson
Recorded coverage of a lecture given by historian Niall Ferguson - An Evolutionary Approach to Financial History - at the Guildhall in London, from Tuesday 2 June.
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Briefings - Niall Ferguson Lecture
Recorded coverage of Professor Niall Ferguson giving a lecture on his new book The Ascent of Money at the London School of Economics, from Thursday 6th November.
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Briefings - Niall Ferguson Lecture
Recorded coverage of Professor Niall Ferguson giving a lecture on his new book, The Ascent of Money, at the London School of Economics, from Thursday 6 November.
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Briefings - Niall Ferguson Lecture
Recorded coverage of Professor Niall Ferguson giving a lecture on his new book, The Ascent of Money, at the London School of Economics, from Thursday 6 November.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg making a speech on his party's approach to taxation in London, from Tuesday 20 May.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's speech on the NHS, from Tuesday 10th June.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Nick Clegg's speech on foreign policy from Chatham House, from Monday 23 June.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg making a speech on Why I'm a Liberal to Think Tank Demos in London, from Monday 15 December.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg's speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research on redistributing power, from Thursday 12 February.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's speech to the party's Spring Conference, from Sunday 8 March.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's speech to the party's spring conference, from Sunday 8 March.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including the launch of the Liberal Democrats tax plans with Nick Clegg and Vince Cable from Monday 30th November.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg setting out his party's election priorities in the Thomson Reuters Building, London, from Monday 11th January.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg outlining his party's manifesto pledges for Children in the Duke of Wellington Hall, Whitehall, from Monday 1 February.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg making a speech to the Salvation Army at their headquarters in London on transforming the education system, from Monday 1 March.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg's speech setting out his plans for political reform, including fixed-term Parliaments, an elected House of Lords and a referendum on the voting system, from 19 May.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg
Recorded coverage of Nick Clegg's speech to the think tank Demos on how Britain can become a more "liberal nation", from Friday 16 July.
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Briefings - Nick Clegg Speech
Recorded coverage of the speech given by Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg to his party's spring conference in Birmingham.
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Briefings - Nicolas Sarkozy
Recorded coverage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, from Thursday 10 July.
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Briefings - Nigel Farage Speech
Recorded coverage of UKIP leader Nigel Farage's speech to the party's conference in Torquay, from Friday 3 September.
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Briefings - Nigel Farage, UKIP
Recorded coverage of UKIP Leader Nigel Farage's speech to his party's conference in Bournemouth, from Friday 5th September.
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Briefings - Northern Ireland
Recorded coverage of the news conference from Hillsborough Castle announcing the deal on the devolution of justice powers from Friday 5 February.
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Briefings - Obama and Cameron News Conference
Recorded coverage of President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron holding a joint news conference in the White House, from Tuesday 20 July.
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Briefings - Omand Seminar
Recorded coverage of Sir David Omand, former Cabinet Office intelligence mandarin, making a speech in London titled Securing the State - a Question of Balance, from Tuesday 8 June.
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Briefings - Omand Seminar
Recorded coverage of Sir David Omand making a speech on 'Securing the State - A Question of Balance' in London, from Tuesday 8 June.
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Briefings - Osborne and Laws
Recorded coverage of the news conference held by Chancellor George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws on the planned spending cuts, from Monday 24 May.
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Briefings - Peter Hennessy
Recorded coverage of Professor Peter Hennessy's History of Parliament Trust lecture on the consequences of the 1945 election, from Thursday 11 December.
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Briefings - President Barack Obama
Recorded coverage of US President Barack Obama's speech on the economic bailout, from Thursday 29 January.
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Briefings - Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's monthly news conference, from Thursday 12th June.
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Briefings - Prince Charles
Recorded coverage of Prince Charles addressing the European Parliament on climate change from Thursday, 14th of February.
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Briefings - 'Real Help Now' Q&A
Recorded coverage of Prime Minister Gordon Brown holding a Q and A session on plans to help the country through the recession, from Thursday 26 February.
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Briefings - RIBA Trust Annual Lecture 2009
Recorded coverage of HRH The Prince of Wales delivering the 2009 Annual Lecture to the Royal Institute of British Architects' Trust. From Tuesday 12 May.
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Briefings - Rupert Murdoch
Recorded coverage of Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive of News Corp, delivering the inaugural Baroness Thatcher lecture, from Thursday 21 October.
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Briefings - Sarah Palin
Recorded coverage of Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican party convention in Minnesota, from Thursday 4th September.
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Briefings - Shimon Peres
Recorded coverage of an address by Israel's President Shimon Peres to Parliament, from Wednesday 19 November.
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Briefings - Shine Festival Youth Debate
Recorded coverage of the Shine Festival youth debate in the House of Lords from Friday 10 July.
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Briefings - Sir George Young
The Leader of the House of Commons, Sir George Young, speaking at a Hansard Society event on the coalition government's parliamentary reform agenda, from Wednesday 16 June.
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Briefings - Sir John Sawers
Recorded coverage of the Head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, making a speech in central London, from Thursday 28 October.
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Briefings - Sir Reg Empey
Recorded coverage of the keynote speech by the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Sir Reg Empey, to the party conference, from Saturday 24 October.
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Briefings - Speaker's Lecture
Recorded coverage of a lecture given by House of Commons Speaker John Bercow on 'What might the House of Commons learn from 1911 in 2011?', from Wednesday 20 October.
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Briefings - State of the Union Address
Recorded coverage of President George W Bush's State Of The Union Address to the US Congress.
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Briefings - Stephen Fry
Recorded coverage of a speech by the broadcaster Stephen Fry on the future of public service broadcasting, from Wednesday 7 May.
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Briefings - Tavish Scott Speech
Recorded coverage of the speech given by Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Tavish Scott to his party's spring conference in Perth.
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Briefings - Tenth Anniversary of the Welsh Assembly
Recorded coverage of a speech by Rhodri Morgan, the Welsh First Minister, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Welsh Assembly, from Monday 11 May.
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Briefings - The Coalition in Modern Politics
Recorded coverage of lectures chaired by Lord Norton of Louth at Portcullis House on coalition governments in modern British politics, from Monday 21 June.
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Briefings - The House Awards
Parliamentary Awards voted for by MPs and Peers, with Tony Blair and William Hague among those short-listed for the Speech of the Year award.
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Briefings - The Queen
Recorded coverage of the Queen's speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, from Tuesday 6 July.
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Briefings - The Queen
Recorded coverage of The Queen opening the Church of England's General Synod in London, from Tuesday 23 November.
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Briefings - The World in 2050
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's Lecture given by Lord Rees of Ludlow, President of the Royal Society, on the world in 2050, from Thursday 18 June.
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Briefings - The World in 2050
Recorded coverage of the Lord Speaker's lecture made by Lord Rees on The World in 2050, from Thursday 18 June.
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Briefings - Theresa May
Recorded coverage of Home Secretary Theresa May delivering a speech to the Police Federation Annual Conference in Bournemouth, from Wednesday 19 May.
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Briefings - Theresa May
Recorded coverage of Home Secretary Theresa May making a speech in south London on moving beyond anti-social behaviour orders, from Wednesday 28 July.
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Briefings - Tony Blair
Recorded coverage of Special Envoy to the Middle East from the Quartet, Tony Blair, making a speech on Palestine in the European Parliament, from Monday 22 March.
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Briefings - Tony Blair Speech
Recorded coverage of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, giving a speech on Faith and Globalisation in Westminster Cathedral, from Thursday 3rd April.
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Briefings - UK Youth Parliament Debates
Recorded coverage of the UK Youth Parliament Debates chaired by Lords' Speaker Baroness Hayman in the chamber of the House of Lords, from Friday 2 May.
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Briefings - UKIP
Recorded coverage of the United Kingdom Independence Party news conference on the European election results, from Monday 8th June.
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Briefings - Vince Cable
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman, Vince Cable, outlining his party's economic manifesto in London, from Monday 25 January.
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Briefings - Vince Cable
Recorded coverage of Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman, Vince Cable, making a speech on his party's plans for the banking and financial service industries, from 23 February.
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Briefings - Vince Cable
Recorded coverage of Business Secretary Vince Cable making a speech on higher education in London, from Thursday 15 July.
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Briefings - War on Terror Lecture
Recorded coverage of author Professor Phillip Bobbit giving a lecture at Chatham House on 'War on Terror' - The Idea, The Reality, from Wednesday 6 May.
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Briefings - Will Hutton
Recorded coverage of a speech by the journalist Will Hutton on the future of public service broadcasting, from Thursday 15 May.
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Briefings - William Hague
The week's key speeches and news briefings, including fringe events from last week's Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
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Briefings - William Hague
Recorded coverage of Foreign Secretary William Hague making a speech outlining his new focus for British foreign policy, from Thursday 1 July.
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Briefings - Youth Parliament
Recorded coverage of the afternoon session of the Youth Parliament held in the House of Commons, from Friday 30th October.
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