» Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Security Statement

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by informing Lobby of the security reviews that would be published tomorrow, and the Prime Minister’s statement to the House. Asked if the two security reviews would be published before the Prime Minister’s statement tomorrow, the PMS replied that the assumption was that the Prime Minister would lay the […]

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Misc

Asked if there would be a written statement from Ruth Kelly tomorrow on airlines, the PMS replied that this was a possibility, but best to check with the department. Asked for any comment on the report in the FT this morning that the Chancellor was being updated on the difficulty of getting through Heathrow for […]

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Immigration

Asked what Jacqui Smith’s explanation to the House of Commons would be, the PMS said that one of the accusations that had been made was that she had not given an explanation to the House, so it was best for her to give that explanation to the House first rather than for him to say […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

General Musharraf

Asked when the Prime Minister last spoke to General Musharraf, the PMS said that he wasn’t sure of the exact date but they spoke before the state of emergency was discussed. There had been regular contact with the Pakistan Government at all levels on an almost daily basis. original source.

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Jack Dromey

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about Jack Dromey’s criticism of British jobs for British workers, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was very comfortable with his explanation for British jobs for British workers, most recently set out in his interview at the weekend. original source.

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Alcohol

Asked if the Prime Minister was thinking about stopping some shops selling alcohol at certain times, the PMS said that there were a number of different reviews underway; the BCMS expected to complete an evaluation of the impact of the Licensing Act by the end of this year. The evaluation was looking at every aspect […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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