i'm grateful reese witherspoon is leading this campaign. she spoke movingly at a funeral. >> mr. nick clegg. >> i'd obviously like to add my own expressions of sympathy and condolence to the family and friends of acting sergeant john amer of the first battalion who lost his life in afghanistan on monday. mr. speaker, president obama's mr. speaker, president obama's speech lakt$4 he has set a very tight timetable indeed for the strategy to have an effect. given this tight timetable, does the prime minister agree that we are not to over rely on president karzai. president obama said last night that the best way forward is to get tough on karzai. given the two former vice presidents are exports, does the prime minister not think it is better to work around president karzai to rely on the local and regional political leadership instead? >> mr. speaker, president obama will be grateful for his endorsement. >> he is absolutely right -- he is absolutely right that we have to both weaken the taliban and strengthen the afghan state. the action we are taking with troops to deal with the in

i'm grateful reese witherspoon is leading this campaign. she spoke movingly at a funeral. >> mr. nick clegg. >> i'd obviously like to add my own expressions of sympathy and condolence to the family and friends of acting sergeant john amer of the first battalion who lost his life in afghanistan on monday. mr. speaker, president obama's speech last week on his new strategy in afghanistan is immensely important. he has set a very tight timetable. he has set a very tight timetable indeed for this new military strategy and surge to have an effect. given this tight timetable does the prime minister agree it's all the more important not to overrely on president karzai. president obama said last night the best way forward is to get tough on karzai but given karzai's previous record, given that two of his vice presidents are ex-warlords, does the prime minister not think that it'd be better to have a strategy working around president karzai relying -- relying on local and regional and political leadership instead? >> mr. speaker, president obama will be grateful for his endorsement. [laug

will my right honorable friend congratulate avon international spokesman reese witherspoon who announced their speak out against violence campaign and will he reassure me that this government will continue to concentrate policy and resources to attack this most evil of crimes and cowardly of crimes? >> i'm grateful to my honorable friend. she has led the way in urging us as a government and our country to take seriously the issue of domestic violence. and last week the government launched its strategy to tackle all forms of violence against women and i believe we have made real progress but a great deal has to be done. there has been a 64% reduction in domestic violation. -- violence. we are bringing more criminal cases to court but weebxm@ @ @ & >> i would like to add my condolences to the family and friends of the man who lost his life in afghanistan on monday. president obama's speech last night is immensely important. he has set a tight timetable indeed for the surge to have an affect. given this, does the prime minister agree it is all the more important not to over- relying on pres

i'm grateful reese witherspoon is leading this campaign. she spoke movingly at a funeral. >> mr.nick clegg. >> i'd obviously like to add my own expressions of sympathy and condolence to the family and friends of acting sergeant john amer of the first battalion who lost his life in afghanistan on monday. mr. speaker, president obama's speech last week on his new strategy in afghanistan is immensely important. he has set a very tight timetable. he has set a very tight timetable indeed for this new military strategy and surge to have an effect. given this tight timetable does the prime minister agree it's all the more important not to overrely on president karzai. president obama said last night the best way forward is to get tough on karzai but given karzai's previous record, given that two of his vice presidents are ex-warlords, does the prime minister not think that it'd be better to have a strategy working around president karzai relying -- relying on local and regional and political leadership instead? >> mr. speaker, president obama will be grateful for his endorsement. [laugh