Remarks by the President to Parliament in London, United Kingdom 25/05/2011

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 25, 2011

Remarks by the President to Parliament in London, United Kingdom
Westminster Hall, London, United Kingdom

3:47 P.M. BST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.)

My Lord Chancellor, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, my lords, and members of the House of Commons:

I have known few greater honors than the opportunity to address the Mother of Parliaments at Westminster Hall. I am told that the last three speakers here have been the Pope, Her Majesty the Queen, and Nelson Mandela -- which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. (Laughter.)

I come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest, one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known. It’s long been said that the United States and the United Kingdom share a special relationship. And since we also share an especially active press corps, that relationship is often analyzed and overanalyzed for the slightest hint of stress or strain.

Of course, all relationships have their ups and downs. Admittedly, ours got off on the wrong foot with a small scrape about tea and taxes. (Laughter.) There may also have been some hurt feelings when the White House was set on fire during the War of 1812. (Laughter.) But fortunately, it’s been smooth sailing ever since.

The reason for this close friendship doesn’t just have to do with our shared history, our shared heritage; our ties of language and culture; or even the strong partnership between our governments. Our relationship is special because of the values and beliefs that have united our people through the ages.

Brown estaría dispuesto a formar un Gobierno de coalición - EFE

EFE, 07/06/2010, extracto.-

El primer ministro británico y líder del Partido Laborista, Gordon Brown, está dispuesto a formar un Gobierno de coalición si ningún partido obtiene la mayoría absoluta en las elecciones generales celebradas el jueves en el Reino Unido, según fuentes oficiales citadas por la agencia 'Press Association'.

Las mismas fuentes, también citadas por la BBC, indican que Brown considera que el Gobierno en el poder tiene prioridad de formar una Administración aún sin una mayoría amplia de escaños.

Brown puede argumentar que un Gobierno mayoritario de coalición sería mejor en momentos de incertidumbre económica que una administración minoritaria, según las fuentes.

• El fin de una era - por Walter Oppenheimer - El País, 07/06/2010