New UK Leader Bans Ministers From Using Mobiles


Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday banned the use of mobile phones at cabinet meetings to ensure his top team stay focused on the challenges facing them, his spokeswoman said.

Chairing his first meeting of the cabinet, Cameron told senior ministers from his Conservative party and their coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, that the distraction of cellphones would not be welcome.

The new team faces the daunting task of implementing public spending cuts to reduce a record budget deficit, while ensuring Britain stays on the road to recovery following a deep recession.

Politicians have come to rely on mobile technology such as BlackBerrys so much that parliamentary authorities now allow their use in the House of Commons main debating chamber, albeit silently.

Newly-installed Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke became the first to break the rule, drawing a rebuke from Cameron at the inaugural meeting of top ministers.

To laughter from the rest of the cabinet, the prime minister ordered him to cut short a telephone conversation so he could get down to the business of running the country.

Cameron has not spared himself from the ban, added his spokeswoman.

Fox 5

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