Gordon Brown has entered the digital age with his trip to the US. As well as a blog and a flickr picture stream to chronicle his movements, aides have been posting regular updates on the website Twitter, covering such big issues as Zimbabwe, Iraq and muffins. Here are extracts of the feed from 'DowningStreet' complete with questions - and invitations - from some of the 1,384 users following the action
0516 April 16 2008
DowningStreet (DS) PM has just arrived late night in New York, now preparing for a series of meetings at the UN tomorrow
DS PM just finished Good Morning America interview for ABC, focused on Iraq and US-UK relations
DS No 10 admin in the US is tired, but surviving on strong coffee and muffins
DS Gordon is in a meeting with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon as I Twitter. Keep reading the newsblog on the visit site too
bpp downingstreet are you in New York? We'd love to have you come by
DS bpp I am in New York and it looks like a fantastic city. Work demands mean I will have to pass on your kind invitation. One day ...
bpp No 10 admin, we'll patch you up. We even have an electric kettle and Yorkshire tea ... We'll keep the kettle on
andismit Zimbabwe on the agenda yet with UN sec gen?
DS Ban Ki-moon meeting finished a moment ago - Zimbabwe, Darfur, development, Kosovo and others on the agenda
secretlondon DowningStreet you're an actual person, not a bot? Cool :)
DS andismit Gordon Brown has just addressed the UN security council in New York. He stands solidly behind human rights in Zimbabwe
DS Mr Brown has just delivered his address at the UN security council - he's still there now. It's a very grand room if you are interested
nuttycow DowningStreet does your job solely consist of updating webby type things such as Twitter? If so, got any vacancies?
DS nuttycow currently Twitter, taking pictures for Flickr, news blogging, running around a lot, not eating. Still got half my muffin from 6am
nuttycow DowningStreet busy busy. A muffin for brekkie? Whatever happened to Weetabix?
RichardKahuna Tell Gordon he should ask the WS bankers to take him for a meatball sub lunch - it's a fantastic NYC treat
DS RichardKahuna, such suggestions are torture for your muffined correspondent
RichardKahuna DowningStreet LOL - for me muffins no - but your scones and clotted cream are the tops
DS PM touches down in Washington DC. As in New York, we arrive to sunshine and clear blue skies
April 17 2008
DS Good morning all. Gordon has just met Barack Obama at the British embassy with more meetings to follow soon. Beautiful gardens here
DS The minor whirlwhind continues with the PM now chatting with Hillary Clinton. I'll try to post a photo of The Residence later
RichardKahuna DowningStreet will the PM also be chatting with McCain?
DS RichardKahuna Yes, the PM also met with John McCain at the British embassy in Washington earlier today
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