» Friday, May 16, 2008
Strikes
Put that Unison had said that they were ready to call for a summer of strikes, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister’s position on this was that of course he respected the very good work that many people in the public sector did and acknowledged that it was [...]
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Prime Minister’s Speech
Asked if the Prime Minister would address the issue of Scottish independence in his speech on Saturday, the PMS replied that it would not be a speech on Scotland particularly. Asked if he would discuss his own religious beliefs, the PMS advised people to wait until tomorrow, but when speaking to a Church of Scotland [...]
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MP’s Expenses
Asked if the Prime Minister was happy for taxpayer’s money to be spent on stopping the publication of MP’s expenses, the PMS replied that as we had always made clear, this was a matter for the House authorities. The Prime Minister had made clear that he was relaxed about the disclosure of his expense details, [...]
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42 Days
Asked if it was the case that the Prime Minister had changed his mind and would actually prefer not to lose the vote, the PMS said it was the Prime Minister’s view and the Home Secretary’s view that there could be no question on any compromise over 42 days. They were both strongly of the [...]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister listened to the Bee Gees every day, the PMS said the Prime Minister listened to a wide range of music. Asked about the extra £200million of funding for the Ministry of Defence and whether it was coming from outside the MoD or from within, the PMS said that as the Treasury [...]
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» Thursday, May 15, 2008
Miscellaneous
Asked if the Prime Minister would be giving a statement on Iraq soon, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there was not anything specific planned at this point. Des Browne made a statement about a month ago on the troop situation and as and when he was able to update the Commons then he [...]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Housing
Asked how many houses the Government would be able to buy with the funding announced today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it would be best for people to check with DCLG. original source.
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Savings
Asked how much money the Government would match in the savings scheme, the PMS said that we had piloted a number of different schemes, but the specific detail on the matter was something that the Treasury would announce as the schemes were unveiled. Asked if it would be pound for pound, the PMS reiterated that [...]
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Ukraine President
Asked what the main issues would be at the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Ukrainian President, the PMS said that there would be issues around NATO membership for Ukraine. No doubt they would want to discuss regional issues such as Ukraine’s relationship with the EU, any bilateral trade issues or other wider bilateral issues. original [...]
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EU Lisbon Treaty Referendum
Put that Jonathan Sumption QC had been hired to represent the Government in the Lisbon Treaty referendum case and was there any response to accusations that the case was a waste of taxpayers money, the PMS said that people should speak to the Foreign Office, who were responsible for hiring individual barristers. The general position [...]
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