» Friday, January 18, 2008Detention without chargeAsked whether the Prime Minister was satisfied that he had made the case for 42 days detention without charge, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government’s position had been set out very clearly on numerous occasions, following a long and detailed consultation period lasting over five months. The Counter Terror […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) China VisitPut that there had been some suggestion in the media that the Prime Minister should have made a bigger issue of human rights, the PMS replied that human rights was discussed quite broadly at the press conference held by the Prime Minister. There were questions to both the Prime Minister and the Chinese premier, that […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Teenage CrimePut that David Cameron had said this morning that the streets of Britain had been lost to teenage thugs, the PMS said that she would not respond directly to the leader of the opposition. As was stated at yesterday’s lobby briefing, the Government had measures in place both through neighbourhood policing and local authorities, to […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) MiscAsked what the Prime Minister thought about his predecessor’s new unpaid advisory role to the Rwandan Government, the PMS replied that she was aware of the reports of Tony Blair’s appointment, but she had not had official confirmation of those reports and would not be making any further comment. Put that the Capital Gains Tax […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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