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» Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Prime Minister

Asked for a detailed picture about today's plans and how did things look in Downing Street, the Prime Minister's Spokesman asked, amid cheers from the lobby, had he missed something in the news today...?! With regards to today, the PMOS said that we would not be briefing what the Prime Minister would say to staff in No10, as that should be kept private. The PMOS also said tat he was not going to break the habit of a lifetime and give too much of a running commentary, but the Prime Minister had said that he would be Prime Minister right to the end. As the PMOS had said yesterday, if people looked at what we had done in the last six months, it was difficult to disagree that he had fulfilled that promise. Last night, he said that his night was like virtually any Tuesday night when he had been Prime Minister, because he was preparing for PMQs today. Of course today was not normal, but in another way, it was normal, because he still had PMQs to prepare for; just because it was his last PMQs did not mean he was going to go in any less prepared than he would normally. The PMOS said that he was not pretending that it was just like any other PMQs, as there was a tinge around it, but against that, on a morning like today, the refuge is work.

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Quartet Envoy

Asked if the Prime Minister had had any contact with President Putin, the PMOS replied that he did yesterday, and they had a very positive discussion.

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Quentin Davies

Asked if the Prime Minister had contacted Quentin Davies, the PMOS said not that he was aware of.

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Farewell

The Chair of the lobby asked if there were any further questions. None followed, and there was a period of applause. The PMOS then interrupted the clapping and said that in front of the lobby, he wanted to thank his No10 colleagues who had done a superb job.

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» Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Prime Minister

Asked for further information regarding the plans tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMOS) said that as he had indicated earlier, the Prime Minister would answer PMQs. He would then return to No10 to thank staff before travelling with Mrs. Blair to Buckingham Palace to speak to The Queen and to offer his resignation. After that, Gordon Brown would come into Buckingham Palace and be offered the job of Prime Minister.

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Quartet Envoy

Asked about the Prime Minister being involved in any further talks regarding the Quartet envoy position, the PMOS said that the Quartet meeting would go at its own pace, with its own agenda, and it would be totally wrong for him to start talking about possible outcomes from that meeting. People needed to respect the Quartet process, and that was what we would do at all times.

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27th June

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) began by running through the logistics for tomorrow.

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BAE

Asked if the Government had any regret for closing the investigation now that the Justice Department had opened it, the PMOS replied that we had no comment to make whatsoever. Asked if we stood by the decision, the PMOS replied that there were two distinct issues: our position on the investigation in this country which had not changed; and we had no comment on what happens in the US. It would be wrong to do so in this country, and wrong to do so in any other country.

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Quartet

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on what role the Quartet should currently play in the current situation in the Middle East, the PMOS replied that without going down the road Lobby wanted him to go down, the situation in the Middle East was very serious. The Prime Minister had often made clear his view of the urgency with which the issues should be addressed, and the basic outlines of an approach he had given many times. Clearly recent events had given that situation added urgency, and no doubt this would be what the Quartet would be considering. It was good that they were meeting. But in terms of what the outcome would be, that was a matter for them.

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Breakfast

Put that Governor Schwarzenegger praised the great English breakfast he was given this morning, and asked what he had for breakfast, the PMOS replied that he had one or two other things on his mind this morning other than this question, although the Governor did genuinely thank the staff for a good breakfast.

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Prime Minister

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