» Friday, June 13, 2008

Fuel Strike

Asked if the Government would be taking any role in the strike by fuel tanker drivers, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government was monitoring the situation carefully. The lead department was the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and John Hutton was the lead Minister. We remained […]

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EU Treaty

Asked if the Prime Minister had said yesterday that the Government would continue with the ratification process in this country even if the Irish referendum was won by the "no" campaign, the PMS said that he would not get into hypotheticals, but it had been our long-standing position that the Government had always been clear […]

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Misc

Asked whether the Government was concerned that tighter regulations on short-selling would have a negative impact on London’s financial reputation, the PMS said he thought that sounded like a question that would be best directed towards the Treasury. Asked if the Prime Minister had held talks with anyone from the big banks this week, the […]

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