» Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Afghanistan
Put that the situation in Afghanistan was anything but routine and asked to elaborate on how bad the crisis was, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did not accept the premise of the question. The PMS added that he had said the word routine in the sense that this was […]
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Intercept
Asked for more details on the civil service review on Intercept evidence, such as who would be on the committee, the PMS said he did not have anything to add to what the Prime Minister had said in the House today. It would be an implementation team and it would be cross-departmental. It would include […]
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Misc
Asked if anything would be released in conjunction with the Prime Minister’s meeting with Condoleezza Rice, the PMS said he imagined something would be released later. Put that the Prime Minister made reference to the John Williams draft of the Iraq Report coming soon and how soon would that be, the PMS replied that it […]
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John McCain
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by informing Lobby that Senator John McCain would be meeting the Prime Minister later this week. Senator McCain was in London on Friday and had requested a meeting, which obviously the Prime Minister was happy to grant. Asked if it was a private visit, the PMS replied that John […]
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Chilcot Report
The PMS informed Lobby that the Chilcot Report was received on Monday, and that the Prime Minister, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary had a meeting with the Chilcot Review team when they presented their report. The review team as well as Sir John Chilcot was made up of Lord Archer of Sandwell, Lord Hurd of […]
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President Sarkozy
In anticipation of the question, on the matter of President Sarkozy’s wedding, the PMS informed Lobby that the Prime Minister had written to the Sarkozys congratulating them on their wedding. But on matters related to the gift, the Prime Minister would prefer to that private. Asked if there was any news of whether Madame Sarkozy […]
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Afghanistan
Asked if the fact that we were sending the biggest parachute regiment into Afghanistan signified a stepping up to a more aggressive profile, the PMS replied that these were all operational decisions for the Ministry of Defence. It was for them to decide exactly what the composition of the troops should be. Overall force numbers […]
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Northern Rock
Asked if the Prime Minister was worried about job loses in Newcastle, the PMS replied that these were really matters for the Treasury to deal with. Negotiations were going on with bidders. The Treasury had always made clear that their objectives were to protect the interests of the taxpayer, savers and depositors, and wider financial […]
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Sadiq Khan
Asked if the Prime Minister was happy that a Minister of the Crown had close ties, all be it professional, with people connected to the 9/11 attacks and organisations that some believed should be banned, the PMS replied that Mr Khan was a Whip, and therefore part of the Government. In this case he was […]
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Saudi Foreign Minister
Asked what the Prime Minister’s talks with the Saudi Foreign Minister would focus on, the PMS replied that he could say more after the meeting, but we anticipated the talks focusing on foreign policy issues, the Middle East peace process, the situation in Lebanon, and the situation in Iran. original source.
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