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Zimbabwe and UK PM set for talks Zimbabwe and UK PM set for talks
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Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai is expected to ask for financial support from Britain when he meets his counterpart Gordon Brown in London.Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai is expected to ask for financial support from Britain when he meets his counterpart Gordon Brown in London.
He is also expected to request the lifting of sanctions imposed by Britain on members of the government close to President Robert Mugabe.He is also expected to request the lifting of sanctions imposed by Britain on members of the government close to President Robert Mugabe.
Mr Tsvangirai is on a tour of America and Europe to lobby for relief funds.Mr Tsvangirai is on a tour of America and Europe to lobby for relief funds.
In an interview with the BBC on Sunday he defended the record of the unity government formed in February.In an interview with the BBC on Sunday he defended the record of the unity government formed in February.
He said schools and hospitals had reopened, and that the human rights situation improved. He said schools and hospitals had reopened, and that the human rights situation had improved.
Mr Tsvangirai also called for "normal relations between Zimbabwe and the UK", saying it was "important to support this transition in order to strengthen the democratic reforms".Mr Tsvangirai also called for "normal relations between Zimbabwe and the UK", saying it was "important to support this transition in order to strengthen the democratic reforms".
Tsvangirai on Mugabe and the pressTsvangirai on Mugabe and the press
He said Mr Mugabe, who has ruled the landlocked former British colony since 1980, had accepted there need to be changes. He said Mr Mugabe, who has ruled the landlocked former British colony since 1980, had accepted there needed be changes.
"Mr Mugabe has already moved, he has already accepted that this is a process of transition and after two years we should go for an election."Mr Mugabe has already moved, he has already accepted that this is a process of transition and after two years we should go for an election.
"It will be a fair election because we are transforming the electoral environment. We are transforming the institutions that were used to abuse people.""It will be a fair election because we are transforming the electoral environment. We are transforming the institutions that were used to abuse people."
On Saturday, Mr Tsvangirai was booed by Zimbabwean exiles when he urged them to return to the country.On Saturday, Mr Tsvangirai was booed by Zimbabwean exiles when he urged them to return to the country.
Many were bitter that, following years of outspoken opposition to the Zimbabwe government, he had decided to join it and offer public support to Mr Mugabe.Many were bitter that, following years of outspoken opposition to the Zimbabwe government, he had decided to join it and offer public support to Mr Mugabe.
Mr Tsvangirai's UK visit is the final stage of his tour of Europe and the US.Mr Tsvangirai's UK visit is the final stage of his tour of Europe and the US.
The government says it needs $8bn (£4.9bn) to revive the economy but pledges during Mr Tsvangirai's trip have fallen far short of that figure.The government says it needs $8bn (£4.9bn) to revive the economy but pledges during Mr Tsvangirai's trip have fallen far short of that figure.