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Defence
Asked if the Chiefs of Staff had been "kitted up" and in to see the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that if this referred to the piece in the Evening Standard, we did not recognise that story. The Ministry of Defence was currently focused on a planning round to make sure that resources are allocated in line with defence priorities. Such reviews were carried out every two years or so, this was a perfectly routine process and it was not unusual for stories of this nature to appear when such discussions were underway.
Asked if the Chiefs of Staff had been in to see the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was in regular contact and regularly met with the Chiefs of Staff as people would expect.
Asked if they were in uniform, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister regularly met with the Chiefs of Staff, and he was sure he would be happy to meet them however they were dressed.
Asked if it was true that two senior officials from the Army had threatened to resign over this, the PMS replied that we did not recognise the story in the Evening Standard today.
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