» Monday, January 31, 2005
Iraq
Asked if there were any further updates on the British aircraft which crashed yesterday in Iraq, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said no. The MOD had released the list of casualties and that was really all we could say at this stage. Put to him that we should know by now the cause of the crash, the PMOS said that he understood why people were impatient; there was however a question of securing the area which was out of our area of control. Also, without wishing to be graphic, the debris was spread over quite a wide area and that had to be collected and analysed. Put to him that if it had been a mechanical failure then the pilot could have sent a distress message to people on the ground, the PMOS said that as he had stressed this morning, people shouldn't jump to conclusions. That still remained the position. We hoped to clarify the situation as quickly as possible.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Iraq
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) briefed journalists on the latest news from both the Hercules crash and also the Iraqi elections. Regarding the crash, he told them that there was no further news at the moment, but the MOD were hopefully going update on the situation later in the day. He said there were difficulties surrounding the crash, as it was not in our area of control, and also the need to let families know.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Gerard Conlon
Asked if the Prime Minister was going to publicly apologise to Gerard Conlon, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had set out his view in a letter to the SDLP last year. In the letter, he recognised there had been a miscarriage of justice and regretted the impact that had on the Conlon family. The Prime Minister was quite happy to repeat that publicly.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Chancellor Events
Asked if the "unusually high" number of events the Chancellor was attending this week was a coincidence or was "there something going on", the PMOS said it was a coincidence.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Mrs Blair
Asked about the fees involved for Mrs Blair's recent tour in Australia, and should she have accepted such a fee, the PMOS said it was being dealt with by other channels.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Davos Travel
Asked why the Prime Minister had travelled to Davos last week in a "flying palace", the PMOS pointed out the Prime Minister needed to be back in time for the Holocaust Memorial Day service, and an RAF plane could not have made the journey in the required time.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Condoleeza Rice
Asked for further information about the Secretary of State's trip to the UK, the PMOS said she would be meeting the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary on Friday.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (6)
Animal Rights
Asked to clarify if animal rights protesters who target life scientists would be subject to a home detention order, or not, the PMOS said he did not get drawn into hypothetical situations. He pointed out that the control orders would be used sparingly, but he would not speculate on those circumstances.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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