» Friday, November 17, 2006Margaret Hodge
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Margaret Hodge’s comments that Iraq was his biggest mistake, the PMOS said that he had not seen the comments and could not reply but said that for the first time there was a democratically elected government in Iraq, there was a Prime Minister and government which is trying to bring the country together. The PMOS went on to say that while there were difficulties in Iraq, which no one is disputing, what was important was people were working towards a situation where Iraqis will be able to take responsibility for their own affairs. Asked if it was acceptable for a Minister to say that the Prime Minister had always suffered from ‘moral imperialism’ and criticising policy in Iraq, the PMOS said that he hadn’t seen the comments and could therefore not comment. Briefing took place at 7:00 | 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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Its funny the PM’s spokesman can’t agree with Hodge’s disaster claim when the PM agreed with it less than 24 hours later.
Comment by Screaming Lord Sainsbury — 19 Nov 2006 on 5:45 pm | Link