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Speech given by the Prime Minister at the London Energy Conference, 19 December 2008, on oil volatility and the energy challenge for consuming and producing nations.

The Prime Minister has outlined his vision for global economic reform, acknowledging that any countries increasing their contribution to international bodies such as the IMF should have greater influence over decision making.

Transcript of the Prime Minister’s speech given in Doha.

Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: Cabinet, energy/oil and President Sarkozy

Gordon Brown has said that his “undivided attention” is on helping people through the economic slowdown and that the UK is better placed than many countries to deal with the current economic crisis thanks to its low national debt.

The UK must reduce its dependency on oil as an energy source and move to nuclear and renewables, the PM has said.

Transcript of the Prime Minister’s interview in Nottingham.

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to undertake a reassessment of UK Energy Supplies, in particular evaluate the risk of an imminent peak or plateau in global oil production.”