http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/02/01/5237 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/02/01/5237#comment-7178 Jenny S-T Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:21:18 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/02/01/5237#comment-7178 Why is the PMS apparently incapable of answering a direct question with a yes or no? I can understand wanting to carry on and qualify that yes or no with an explanation, but why can't he give the yes or no first, and actually answer the question? Why is the PMS apparently incapable of answering a direct question with a yes or no? I can understand wanting to carry on and qualify that yes or no with an explanation, but why can’t he give the yes or no first, and actually answer the question?

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