» Monday, July 9, 2007

Floods

Asked if there was extra money or if this was just "tea and sympathy", the PMS replied that journalists should wait for Hazel Blears' statement later today, but we had made an announcement on funding on Saturday.

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EU

Asked what assurances the Prime Minister received from the Portuguese PM about our red lines, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister made his position clear on the red lines. At the press conference following the meeting, the Portuguese Prime Minister said he did not anticipate Britain being a problem.

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Constitutional Reform

Asked for some more details on the draft legislative programme that the Prime Minister was publishing on Wednesday, and what the aim was, the PMS replied that the statement last Tuesday said that there should be a consultative period ahead of the final Queen's Speech announcement on the legislative programme. There was likely to be some indication of the Government's main legislative priorities.

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Hamas

Asked what the Government's policy was on a) contact with, and b) negotiations with Hamas, the PMS replied that for the definitive on the record line, journalists should speak to the Foreign Office. But our position had not changed.

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Alistair Campbell

Asked if Alistair Campbell had or could have a role as an advisor to the Prime Minister, the PMS replied not as far as he was aware.

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