» Tuesday, January 29, 2008Meeting with Merkel, Barroso, Sarkozy and ProdiAsked what the Prime Minister would be saying at the meeting this evening, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there would be no great surprises in terms of what the Prime Minister would say in relation to what had already been said. The meeting was taking place at a time of economic instability in […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Governor of the Bank of EnglandAsked if the Chancellor was expected to make an announcement about the Governor of the Bank of England in the near future, the PMS said that when we were in a position to make an announcement regarding that, an announcement would be made. Asked if it would be a Treasury announcement or a Prime Ministerial […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) PayAsked if the Prime Minister believed all MPs should make it known how much they and their employees got paid, the PMS said that that was a matter for the House authorities. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) Northern RockAsked if there had been any progress in finding a buyer for Northern Rock, the PMS replied that that was a matter for the Treasury and that it was an ongoing process and the deadline that had been set was 4th February. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that Cabinet had met that morning for about an hour. There was an update by Jack Straw on prisons, covering the prison-building programme and prison reform including tackling re-offending. Jacqui Smith gave an update on neighbourhood policing and John Denham gave an update on […] 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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