» Tuesday, February 14, 2006
David Cameron
Asked if the Prime Minister would like to congratulate David Cameron on the birth of his third child, the PMOS said absolutely, of course he would. The Prime Minister would send a message in the appropriate way at the appropriate time. Asked if the Prime Minister would still do PMQs in David Cameron's absence, the PMOS said that it was Prime Minister's Questions and if the Prime Minister was here then it remained so. Asked how the Prime Minister felt about facing his old adversary William Hague across the dispatch box, the PMOS said that he had no doubt at all that people on both sides were thinking about such an eventuality but let us wait until tomorrow.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Terrorism Bill
Asked if the Prime Minister was intending to vote tomorrow on the Lords' amendments to the Terrorism Bill, the PMOS said yes. Asked if he would expect to win and what his response would be in the event of a defeat, the PMOS said that it was important to take things one step at a time and understand exactly what it was that we were trying to achieve. As we had said last week, we wanted to send a clear signal that we were doing everything we could to counter terrorism. We believed that there were substantial concerns that needed to be addressed.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
ID Cards-Votes this week
Asked what message yesterday's vote on ID cards would send to the House of Lords, the PMOS said that it was important to note that there had been clear support for ID cards. We had never claimed that they were a "silver bullet". However, we believed that they were an effective tool which could be used in a variety of different ways. The clear signal emanating from the House last night was that the majority of MPs agreed with that view.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
PM-President Bush Meeting
Asked when the Prime Minister was next due to meet with President Bush, the PMOS said that he was not aware of any particular date in the diary at this stage. Asked if the two leaders would meet before the next G8, the PMOS said that we would have to wait and see.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Valentine’s Day
Asked if the Prime Minister had received any Valentine's Day cards this morning, the PMOS - peering down at the array of woebegone faces before him - said that there were some questions that he didn't think were appropriate to ask the Prime Minister.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Monday, February 13, 2006
Prime Minister’s Plane
Asked when the Prime Minister would be coming back, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he would be coming back overnight as flights tended to be then because of the time difference. Asked about what the Prime Minister had done today, the PMOS said the Prime Minster had been to Kliptown, where the ANC charter had been signed in 1955. He was the first world leader to have been invited to do so.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Prime Minister’s Plane
Asked what had happened to the Prime Minister's plane that had broken down last night in South Africa, and why could he not be back in Britain today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that at about 11pm South African time, the Prime Minister's delegation were due to take off. The plane has started the run down the runway, but they had not gone very far when one of the pilots noticed that there was something wrong with Engine 3 (it was a 3 engine plane). They then shut down the engine, aborted the take off, went back to the Terminal, and as it was 11pm local time, there were no more planes available. They were not able to arrange an alternative to get the Prime Minister back in time for the ID Cards vote today, but he would travel back overnight tonight.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Foreign Secretary
Asked when the Foreign Secretary would return, the PMOS said hopefully he would not have travel problems like some others had experienced. He was expected back later this week.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (3)
Guantanamo Inquiry
Asked what the Prime Ministers thoughts were on the UN inquiry on Guantanamo, the PMOS said that our view had been clearly expressed by the Prime Minister on many occasions, including on the floor of the House. That position remained.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Smoking Bill
Asked if the Prime Minster had a view, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had a view but whether he expressed that view tomorrow was a matter for the Prime Minister. It was a free vote and as such we did not brief on the Prime Minister's position. It was the Prime Minister's view that MPs should make up their own minds. Asked if the Prime Minister supported the manifesto, the PMOS said the Prime Minster supported the manifesto but this was a free vote.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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