» Friday, February 22, 2008Northern RockAsked if Northern Rock was now publicly owned, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that, as journalists knew, Royal Assent had been obtained last night. The Treasury had now laid the necessary orders, that were previously available in draft on their website, and Ron Sandler had now formally taken up his position; he would now […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Private Members Bill – Agency WorkersAsked for the Government’s position on the Private Members Bill, the PMS replied that Pat McFadden had been on the radio this morning regarding this subject. The Government’s position was that we recognised that there was an issue in relation to agency workers and we wanted to take action in order to address some of […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Turkish TroopsAsked about the reports that Turkish ground troops entered Iraq last night, the PMS replied that we were aware of the reports and that as of 10 minutes prior to the press briefing we were still urgently seeking clarification of the details. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Linford ChristieAsked if Linford Christie should carry the Olympic torch, the PMS replied that that was not really a matter that we would comment on. original source. 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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