» Thursday, October 26, 2006
Extradition
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed that US soldiers allegedly responsible for killing a UK journalist should not face questioning in the UK, the PMOS said that as the Prime Minister had told the House of Commons at PMQ's yesterday, we should not interfere in proper legal processes. Put that three UK citizens had been deported to US to face prosecution there, the PMOS said again that was fully in line with the proper legal process.
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
House of Lords reform
Asked about the timetable, the Leader said that he hoped the White Paper, which was subject to the normal clearance procedures, would be published by the end of November, followed by a free vote. This would take place either side of the New Year. Pressed to say how he interpreted the Prime Minister's comments to peers, Mr Straw said that both he and the Prime Minister were in the same position: his initial preference had been for an all-appointed House. Since the last attempt in 2003 to achieved consensus had not worked, there had been further reports. The Prime Minister was fully behind the manifesto pledge to work for a long-term solution. Whether it was removing the remaining hereditaries and other issues, it was much better to achieve a solution through consensus. That was the aim. The Leader said it was the basis of the cross-party talks currently taking place and his discussions with colleagues of all parties in the Lords. The Government was going through a very deliberative process. The forthcoming report of the Joint Committee and the White Paper were aimed at trying to achieve a consensus. In addition, the Leader said that no-one had any wish to invoke the Parliament Act to get the reform through.
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Iran
Asked what did the Prime Minister think of the Russian Foreign Minister rejecting the text for Iran, the PMOS said rather than respond here, the proper place to so was at the United Nations, and that was what the Government would do.
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Migration
Asked whether the PMOS agreed that the phrase " black economy" should not be used because it was racially sensitive, the PMOS said if the journalists were referring to Tuesday's press briefing, then it was actually journalists who had used the term to him. It was up to others to decide on the term's appropriateness
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (3)
Policy Inquiry
Asked if there had been any contact from Scotland Yard, the PMOS said no. Asked if the PMOS would confirm to journalists if it were to happen, the PMOS said the only person he would talk about was the Prime Minister. Beyond that he would not get into hypothetical questions.
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Alan Shearer
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be meeting Alan Shearer in the North East today, the PMOS said there would be a fundraising photo-call.
Briefing took place at 6:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Cash for Peerages
Asked whether the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that nothing had changed from this morning when the question had been asked again.
Briefing took place at 17:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Nuclear Waste
Asked whether David Miliband would be making a statement on Nuclear Waste, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he thought there would be a statement in the House of Commons and journalists should wait for that. Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with Jack McConnell who had allegedly said nuclear waste should be dumped in England; the PMOS said he had not yet seen the precise words and rather than respond to reports of them that might not represent what was intended
Briefing took place at 17:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Iraq
Put that Reuters had been quoting that US Defence officials had said that the British Army was at breaking point in Iraq, and that there was a timetable of withdrawal of British troops in 12 months time, the PMS said that she had not seen that particular report. However, she pointed the journalist to what the Prime Minister had said at PMQs earlier in the day when he had set out very clearly again the UK's position on Iraq and that that remained unchanged.
Briefing took place at 17:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Climate Change
Asked whether the PMOS could reveal anything about a Climate Change Bill, the PMOS said he did not discuss new Bills before the Queen's Speech. However, in general in the past we had expressed our view that yearly targets did not work. They did not take into account the ebbs and flows of emissions, or the ebbs and flows of the weather on the economy. But we believed it was appropriate to have longer-term targets and to work towards those in a series of stages. In terms of any legislation journalists should wait for the Queen's Speech.
Briefing took place at 17:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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