» Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wendy Alexander
Asked if the Prime Minister had any words of congratulations to Wendy Alexander regarding not being prosecuted by police, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that this was a Labour Party matter. original source.
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Sharia Law
Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the suggestion from the Archbishop of Canterbury that there were certain parts of the country that were being run by Sharia law, the PMS replied that in relation to Sharia law, there were instances where the Government had made changes; for example, we had changed the regulations around stamp […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Northern Rock
Asked if the Government was surprised about the decision by the Office of National Statistics to keep Northern Rock on the public balance sheet, the PMS said no. As the Treasury and Chancellor had already said, any impact of Northern Rock on the Government balance sheet would be temporary and exceptional and the code for […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Tony Blair
Asked when the Prime Minister was likely to endorse Tony Blair’s bid for the European Presidency, the PMS replied that Downing Street did not recognise this story and that it was very premature. The Prime Minister had previously said on the record on several occasions that he thought that Mr Blair would be a good […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Northern Rock
Asked to respond to the Office of National Statistics decision to include Northern Rock on public sector net debt, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman told the assembled press that the Treasury had responded, saying that as the Chancellor had said, any impact would be temporary and exceptional and the code for fiscal stability had provisions for […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
EU Presidency
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Tony Blair about the EU Presidency, the PMS said that the Prime Minister spoke to Tony Blair on a regular basis, as people would expect. The PMS added that there was a collective scratching of heads in Downing Street this morning in response to the story on […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Casino Regeneration
Asked if Hazel Blears had given her report on alternatives to Casino regeneration to the Prime Minister, the PMS said that this was another story that also led to a slight collective scratching of heads. It was well known what the Prime Minister’s position was in relation to the Super casino and contrary to what […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Armed Forces Pay
Asked what the justification was for the pay rise of more than 1.9% and the fact that it wasn’t staged, the PMS said this was a different public sector pay round. The Government continued to believe that there needed to be discipline in relation to public sector pay and we needed to set pay in […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Misc
Asked if the police had contacted the Prime Minister over the donations investigation, the PMS said that he would answer the question of whether the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police. Asked if the Prime Minister had contacted President Sarkozy regarding troops in Afghanistan, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was in […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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