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Prime Minister interview

Asked if the Prime Minister or Jonathan Powell would be interviewed by the police, as was reported in the weekend newspapers, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that as we had said on Saturday night, the story was wrong, and that remained the case. The PMOS said that he was not going to give a running commentary on the investigation.

Asked to explain the basis on which the story was wrong, the PMOS said that on a purely factual basis, there had been no requests to interview the Prime Minister or Jonathan Powell.

Asked if that covered all Downing Street staff, the PMOS replied again that he was not going to give a running commentary in terms of investigations.

Asked if it was the Prime Minister’s belief that citizens who were able to help an investigation should volunteer to do so, rather than waiting to be asked, the PMOS replied that he was trying to work out what the implications of the question were, and he thought he knew. The answer that he was not going to give a running commentary was the best one to give.

Asked if the Prime Minister had been asked if he could help, the PMOS said that the question was an invitation to give the journalist a headline, and he was not about to do that. The Prime Minister abided by the law.

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Which particular law does the Prime Minister abide by?

The fact(?) that there had been no requests to interview Blair or Powell does not mean that Plod will not interview anyone, or at all…..

Anyway if there’s nothing to hide maybe these good citizens would wish to volunteer to be interviewed to help the police with their enquiries in whatever way they can.
Comment by Chuck Unsworth — 18 Apr 2006 on 9:27 pm | Link
All are innocent before the law. Its just that some are more innocent than others. Tony and Imelda are good folks. Didn’t he tell us that he would never ever do anything wrong. And ain’t she a judge ? Anyway, to live outside the law you must be honest. I think Ho Chi Minh said that.
Comment by john the revelator — 19 Apr 2006 on 1:20 am | Link

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