By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982
I’ve just received the email below from the PM ahead of the G20 in Pittsburgh, which he is flying to today. To receive these emails, click here.
Dear Alex,
Later today I will be flying to America to represent you at the Pittsburgh G20 and the United Nations.
I’m going to be fighting for a lot of causes close to our hearts – collective action on the global economy to save jobs, a deal to protect our planet as we prepare for Copenhagen and a new plan to provide free health care – modelled on our beloved NHS – to people in Africa.
Making the world a better place was the focus of my remarks at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference earlier this year:
A commitment to progressive internationalism was one of the things that first brought me in to politics, and I’m proud of Labour’s record:
* The world’s first Climate Change Act.
* Cancelling the debts of the world’s poorest people.
* Setting a timetable for 0.7% on aid.
* Banning cluster bombs.
* Signing Britain up to the social chapter.
We’ve done so much together – but it would all be put at risk by the Conservatives. When they were last in office they slashed aid and left our country isolated and irrelevant in Europe.
If you want to see Labour’s work for global justice continue, I hope you’ll share the TED talk with your friends and encourage them to sign up to our Labour movement.
We will change the world the only way people have ever changed it – together.
Best wishes
Gordon
Photo: Downing Street, Flickr
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