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» Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Cabinet

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) started by telling the journalists that there were two main items discussed at Cabinet. Firstly, there was a general discussion on the economy led by the Chancellor; this included a brief update on the situation regarding Northern Rock. There was then a more general, more thematic discussion around the issue of how the Government could better promote opportunities in society and what individual departments were doing on that front.

Asked if there had been any expression of support for Peter Hain from his colleagues during Cabinet, the PMS replied that the issue of party funding did not come up but that the Prime Minister had made his position clear in relation to Peter Hain over recent days.

Asked if Peter Hain attended Cabinet, the PMS replied yes.

Asked if the Prime Minister had a bilateral with Peter Hain before or after Cabinet, the PMS replied that journalists did not expect him to comment on the Prime Minister’s private meetings with Cabinet colleagues.

Asked if Ministers would have been notified in advance about the themed discussion at Cabinet, the PMS said yes.

Asked what sort of discussion it was, the PMS replied that it was a brainstorming session. The Prime Minister was very keen on promoting wider thematic discussion in Cabinet and today was a good example of that.

Asked about any ideas that came out of the discussion, the PMS said that he did not want to get into the specifics on what was discussed.

Asked how long the discussion lasted, the PMS replied approximately 45 minutes.

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