» Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Casinos
Asked if the Prime Minister's comments earlier today implied that Blackpool could now get a casino, and would this need a change in legislation, the PMOS replied that there was a review process going on where Ministers were considering how to proceed. But while this was going on, Tessa Jowell had given a commitment to Parliament not to bring forward any further super casinos in light of this Parliament, and that would not change. But we could consider what might happen in the future.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Prime Minister
Asked if the Prime Minister would have an audience with The Queen today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that he would not have one today.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Nicolas Sarkozy/Europe
Asked how the Prime Minister regarded Nicolas Sarkozy, and was he someone the Prime Minister thought he could do business with, the PMOS said that as people knew, the Prime Minister had met Mr. Sarzoky many times and had expressed his views on him. In terms of getting on with the business, Europe did face major decisions, and the Prime Minister believed that he could work with other leaders in Europe, for example, the German Presidency and Chancellor Merkel to achieve that.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
John Reid
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that it would be a loss to Government if John Reid stepped down, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had set out his views of Dr. Reid very clearly in his letter.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments Off on John Reid
Missing Child
Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied with the Portuguese authorities about their handling of the missing child, the PMOS said that these were very difficult days for the family, and we fully understood and appreciated that. Equally, it was difficult times for those who were trying to lead an investigation, and we were helping in whatever way we could. We had a certain level of expertise which had been made available and taken advantage of by the Portuguese authorities. In terms of the operational detail, that was a matter for the Portuguese, just as it would be for the police here, and the PMOS said that he did not want to get involved in commenting on that. There was, however, a very deep understanding of the difficult time this must be for all involved.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Ministry of Justice
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) drew journalists' attention to the statement on Ministerial appointments. David Hanson would move across as a Minister of State from the Northern Ireland Office to the Ministry of Justice and that Gerry Sutcliffe would move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Justice.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Prime Minister/President Sarkozy
Asked if we recognised the Financial Times story about the Prime Minister's conversation with the proposed French Prime Minister, the PMOS said that we would maintain the tradition of not commenting in detail on private conversations between Prime Ministers.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Prime Minister
Asked if journalists should be prepared to go to Sedgefield on Thursday, the PMOS said that visits to the constituency fell into the Labour Party side, rather than the Government side.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Friday, May 4, 2007
Scottish Elections
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned by the "shambles and chaos" of the Scottish elections, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that this was obviously a serious matter, and we shared the public's concern about the reported problems. These were devolved matters and the independent Electoral Commission would be undertaking a review into the conduct of the election, working with the Scottish Executive. It was important that we wait for the outcome of the review.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (4)
Prime Minister
Asked if we recognised the FT story about the Prime Minister getting a top European job after he stepped down, the PMS replied that the range of stories in this morning's papers illustrated perfectly what we had always known, that there would be a great deal of speculation over the Prime Minister's future at this time. The reality was, as we had said yesterday, decisions were yet to be made - and that remained the case today.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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