Tag: Gordon Brown

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

  

  The World Health Organization announced the appointment of The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing. Mr Brown is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the 2009 London G20 summit. He mobilized world leaders to commit an additional US$ 1.1 trillion to restore credit, growth and jobs to help the world economy through the global financial crisis.

• Saturday, September 30th 2017 - 13:27 UTC

  Theresa May strongly defends free market capitalism during Band of England event

  

  Britain's Theresa May has defended free market capitalism in a speech marking 20 years since the Bank of England was given the right to set interest rates. She said Britons should never forget the value of a free market economy.

• Monday, September 22nd 2014 - 04:55 UTC

  Former PM Gordon Brown puts a date for Scotland reforms: 25 January

  

  Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown told British leaders that they must honor their promise to grant further powers to Scotland after voters backed staying in the United Kingdom in an independence referendum.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 02:45 UTC

  British tapped phones and computers of G20 summit held in London, claims The Guardian

  

  Foreign politicians could have had their telephones and computers intercepted in G20 summit meetings in London in 2009, a group to which Argentina belongs, according to an exclusive report carried out by British newspaper The Guardian after it gained access to certain documents that could cause problems for the British government.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2011 - 07:30 UTC

  Police reveal former PM Brown could have been victim of Murdoch’s tabloid

  

  Police have said that former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have been a victim of phone hacking by an investigator working for British newspapers, his spokeswoman said on Monday.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 07:16 UTC

  Former British PM Brown advisor to the World Economic Forum

  

  Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been appointed as an unpaid advisor to the World Economic Forum. He is to be the chairman of a new policy and initiatives co-ordination board.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 21:20 UTC

  Falklands’ Government Congratulates PM Cameron and New Secretaries

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated the new British Prime Minister David Cameron, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox on their appointments.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 21:48 UTC

  PM Cameron Ends 13 Years of Labour Rule; First Coalition Government in 70 Years

  

  Conservative leader David Cameron became on Tuesday the new UK prime minister after the resignation of Gordon Brown. Mr Cameron, 43, entered 10 Downing Street after travelling to Buckingham Palace to formally accept the Queen's request to form the next government.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 03:40 UTC

  PM Brown Steps Down to Open Way for Labour Government with Lib Dems

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will step down as Labour leader by September, as his party opens formal talks with the Lib Dems about forming a government.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 05:38 UTC

  Cameron Inching Closer to 10 Downing, but Minority Government an Option

  

  Negotiators for Conservative David Cameron and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg completed their third session in search of a deal to form a new British government as they faced pressure to reassure investors over political stability.