» Thursday, March 20, 2008Senator McCain/IraqThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled journalists that Senator McCain had given a comprehensive press briefing following the meeting with the Prime Minister. They had had a wide-ranging and constructive discussion covering issues such as climate change, reform of the international institution and its development, the Middle East, the economy, Iraq […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) China/TibetAsked if the Prime Minister could still meet with the Dalai Lama without causing an impact on our relationship with China, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been talking about this yesterday and that it had been gone over in detail during yesterday’s lobby briefing, so there was nothing further to say. Asked […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Bangladeshi RestaurateursAsked if the Prime Minister shared the concerns of some Bangladeshi restaurateurs regarding visa restrictions hampering their ability to recruit workers, the PMS replied that we were introducing a new points system for immigration and that would take into account skills needs and skills shortages. Asked if the Prime Minister had discussed this issue with […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Mayor of LondonAsked if the Prime Minister would take onboard the Mayor’s views regarding the closure of post offices, the PMS replied that, as the Prime Minister had said yesterday, difficult decisions had to be taken in relation to the post office, reflecting the fact that demand for postal services was changing. There needed to be some […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister took a view regarding city traders spreading malicious gossip, the PMS replied that the Financial Services Authority was conducting an investigation into that so there was nothing we could say at this point. Asked if the Prime Minister took a view regarding renaming the House of Lords as the Senate, […] 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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