» Monday, December 10, 2007
EU Summit
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be attending the EU Summit in Lisbon, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there had been no update since Friday, which in turn hadn’t been much of an update from Thursday. The difficulties surrounding the timing of the event had already been set out and […]
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Pensions
Asked to clarify the nature and scale of the divisions within Government over the issue of people having lost their pensions through no fault of their own, the PMS replied that she did not recognise the description of the situation on pensions. There was an examination underway into the most effective way to compensate and […]
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Misc
Asked for a date for the National Security Bill and was it likely to be in this session of Parliament or after Christmas, the PMS said that people would have to wait and see but as much notice as possible would be given on timings. Asked when the picture of the former Prime Minister was […]
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» Friday, December 7, 2007
Chinese Foreign Minister
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) started by updating journalists on the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to London yesterday when he met with David Miliband and had a pre-arranged meeting with Simon McDonald (the Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy Advisor), which the Prime Minister dropped in on for approximately 20 – 30 minutes. At this meeting they […]
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Dowing Street Christmas Tree
Asked why there was no Downing Street Christmas tree, the PMS replied that there was a Downing Street Christmas tree; it had been put up that morning. original source.
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Reform Treaty
Asked why the Prime Minister thought it was not necessary to go and sign the Reform Treaty in person, the PMS replied that we had made no such decision; as he had said endlessly at numerous lobby briefings, it was the Prime Minister’s hope to be able to go but we had logistical issues around […]
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Supermarket Pricing Fixing
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that two of the country’s biggest supermarkets were fixing the price of milk, the PMS replied that it was often forgotten that it was the Prime Minister, when he was Chancellor, who brought forward very significant reforms, in conjunction with Patricia Hewitt (then Secretary of State for DTI), […]
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President Barroso
Asked if the Prime Minister had been upset with President Barroso’s comments regarding the EU Africa summit, the PMS said one should not draw that conclusion. The Prime Minister had made his position very clear regarding the reasons why he did not feel as though it was appropriate for him as the British Prime Minister […]
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Prime Minister Prodi
Asked what would be on the agenda for the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, the PMS replied that the discussions would be wide-ranging; obviously there was the Lisbon summit next week where we were expecting a discussion about the European response to globalisation. Other live European and international policy issues would be […]
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English Lessons
Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was time to consider cutting the entitlement to free English lessons, the PMS replied that if it was a specific departmental issue, then it would be best to raise it with the department. In general the Prime Minister was very supportive of the principle that people coming into […]
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