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20 January
PM calls for global action on terror
The Prime Minister has called for greater cooperation between countries to combat terrorism and the ideologies that fuel it.
19 January
UK and China to lead on eco-towns - PM
The Prime Minister has said that the UK and China will "lead the world" in the construction of eco-towns and sustainable urban development.
18 January
Morning press briefing from 18 January 2008
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Detention without charge, China visit, teenage crime and misc
PM invited to Olympics by Chinese Premier
Gordon Brown today received a personal invitation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
Privy Council Appointment of Nicholas Clegg MP
The Queen has been pleased to approve that Nicholas William Peter Clegg MP be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.
Prime Minister hails new partnership with China
Arriving in China for his first trip as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has hailed a new level of partnership with China which he said could create tens of thousands of jobs for British workers.
Praise for plane crash crew
The pilot and crew of the British Airways jet that crash-landed at Heathrow yesterday have been praised by the PM for their "total professionalism and dedication".
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