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Frank Field Comments

Asked how the Prime Minister would respond to Frank Field’s comments, the PMS said that there was clearly a lot of this about at the moment. The Prime Minister’s general view on the subject was that he would not be distracted by this; what he was focussing on were the big issues that faced the country and were of a concern to the people of this country. This was why today with Alan Johnson, the Prime Minister was launching a major consultation on the future of social care and on Wednesday he would be publishing the Government’s legislative priorities fro the next session.

Asked if there was any question of punishment for Frank Field, the PMS said that that was not a matter for him. Asked if the Prime Minister was confident of being the leader of the Labour Party at the next election, the PMS said that of course he was.

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the memoirs being published, the PMS said that these things happened from time to time and it was the Prime Minister’s general view that he would not be distracted by this sort of thing from the important work that he had to do.

Asked if the Prime Minister would read any of the memoirs, the PMS reiterated that the Prime Minister would not be distracted by this. Asked if the Prime Minister planned to publish his own memoirs and did he keep a diary, the PMS said that it was not something the Prime Minister was thinking about at the moment and to his knowledge, the Prime Minister did not keep a diary.

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