» Tuesday, February 9, 2010Cabinet
The PMS said that the Prime Minister spoke at Cabinet about Northern Ireland and acknowledged the decommissioning of weapons by the INLA and other groups, which was a significant step forward. The Prime Minister congratulated the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on his efforts. There was then a discussion on Afghanistan led by the Prime Minister, including contributions from the Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary and Secretary of State for International Development. Operation Moshtarak was about to begin, which was being led by Afghan forces. The Prime Minister emphasised the fact that this was the first time the Afghanistan army had been at the centre of operations. This was followed by a discussion on migration led by the Home Secretary, who would be making a major speech tomorrow. The Chancellor then gave a debrief on his visit to the G7 over the weekend in Canada. He spoke about the domestic economic situation and said that other surveys were consistent with the economy coming out of recession, and pointed in particular to investment figures and growing of businesses. Jim Murphy gave an update on the planned visit of the Pope to the UK this year. This was a historic visit and had the status of a State visit. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Search for related news Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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