» Friday, June 22, 2007
Quartet
Asked about the announcement about the Quartet job, the PMOS said there would not be one.
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Visit to Rome
Asked whether the Prime Minister's visit would be in a personal capacity, the PMOS said we had set out that the Prime Minister wished to talk to the Pope, as he had done in the past, not just about inter-faith issues, but also global and regional issues. One of those was the situation in the Middle East. Therefore, it was entirely appropriate, as he had done in the past, for the Prime Minister to meet the Pope.
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Chequers
Asked whether there was any truth in the Mirror story today that the Prime Minister planned to use Chequers after he left office, the PMOS replied that Chequers was run by an independent trust, and they made the decisions on what happened with Chequers, not the Government. He understood that there was a tradition allowing Prime Ministers to say farewell to staff and so on. Part of the advantage to everybody this time was, because it was an orderly process of transition, not on overnight transition, people had time to and make decisions about this. But first and foremost it was a matter for the independent trust.
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The Times Interview
Asked what the Prime Minister told the Times, the PMOS said the journalist should buy the Times tomorrow morning and read all about it.
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» Thursday, June 21, 2007
Defence Trade Treaty
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by drawing journalists' attention to the joint US/UK Defence Trade treaty that had been agreed between the two countries that day. The PMS continued that the Prime Minister had said that this treaty would enable our two countries to share defence information, goods and services more effectively. Achieving this agreement had become more important than ever before, at a time when British and American forces continued to work closely in defence and security operations around the world.
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EU Summit
Asked how far the Prime Minister had got in his phone conversation with Chancellor Merkel today in protecting our red lines, the PMS said that as the PMOS had set out this morning, it was a good discussion. Chancellor Merkel was aware of our position, but as people were currently travelling, the time for negotiations were when they arrived. However, nothing had changed since this morning.
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Forthcoming Business
The Leader announced that business for the coming week would be:
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Cabinet
Asked to describe the sequence of events earlier today, the Leader said that, like a number of colleagues, he had sat alongside Mr Blair since he had become Prime Minister, and before that. Today had been the most poignant meeting in many ways; it had also been a very moving occasion, in which people were able to give tribute to both the Deputy Prime Minister and the Prime Minister for the extraordinary service which they had given, above all, to the nation. Mr Straw said that it was the first time he had ever seen a standing ovation in the room. By a process of consultation in advance, he had opened the tributes. He had been followed by the DEFRA Secretary and by the Chancellor. Chancellor of the Duchy presented a gift to the DPM and the DCMS Secretary had done likewise to the Prime Minister. The DPM had spoken about his period in office, followed by the Prime Minister. It was followed by a standing ovation which continued as the Prime Minister left.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer
Asked if he could say anything further about today's reports, Mr Straw referred to what he had said in the House earlier in response to questions about Lord Ashdown and the Liberal Democrats. The Leader declined to comment further, saying it was not for him to comment on the Chancellor's private discussions. Pressed further, Mr Straw pointed out that, as he had indicated in the House earlier, it was perfectly normal for there to be discussions of all kinds between the leaders of the main political parties. He then responded to further questions on party political issues.
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Constitutional reform
Questioned about the scope of Government's discussions with the Opposition, the Leader said that there were two sets of discussions - one obviously under that umbrella and another which could do so. Firstly, in relation to reform of the House of Lords, he pointed out that he had appeared before the Constitutional Affairs select committee on Tuesday to discuss the issue. Since the votes in the House of Commons in early March, there had also been the first meeting of the resumed all-party group, which he was chairing. Another would take place next week.
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