» Thursday, May 22, 2008

Prime Minister of Qatar

Asked whether the Prime Minister had any other official engagements tomorrow other than meeting with the Dalai Lama, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would be meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar. Qatar was a very important supplier of gas to the UK, so the Prime Minister […]

Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Dalai Lama

Asked for more details concerning the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would be meeting the Dalai Lama in his capacity as a spiritual leader tomorrow at Lambeth Palace. They would be discussing a wide range of issues, including the situation in Tibet among other things. original […]

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Oil prices

Asked if the Prime Minister could do anything to alleviate the affect of rising oil prices on British consumers, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had spoken about oil prices during his speech at the Google Zeitgeist Conference on Monday. He said that this was something that he was concerned about […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)

Cluster bombs

Put that the Foreign Office were saying that we should keep the two cluster bombs we had but that the Prime Minister had said that we should review that situation, the PMS replied that a discussion on cluster bombs was ongoing in Dublin at the moment and that she did not want to pre-empt the […]

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Prime Minister’s meeting with the Dalai Lama

Put that the Dalai Lama had said that he would ask the Prime Minister about investigating recent events in Tibet and to press China about whether or not they will ratify the human rights covenant, the PMS said that we should wait for the meeting to take place tomorrow. As journalists knew, the Dalai Lama […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Miscellaneous

Asked how the Prime Minister would be spending the Bank Holiday, the PMS said that the intention was that the Prime Minister, like most people, would be spending the Bank Holiday with his family. original source.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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