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Unison Strike

Asked if the Prime Minister was alarmed by the news that members of Unison had voted to strike and what did the Government plan to do, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that our overall position was set out most recently by the Chancellor at the weekend. We would like to see […]

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Zimbabwe

Asked if there was any movement on Zimbabwe following the Prime Minister’s statement to the House, the PMS said the key thing he would draw peoples attention to, was that the Prime Minister had said that he had spoken to a number of African leaders during the course of today, as had David Miliband and […]

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Misc

Asked to remind people how secure the Chancellor was in his job, the PMS replied that he thought he had made the position very clear this morning, which was that the reports this morning were complete nonsense. Asked if that meant the Chancellor was very secure, the PMS said it did. Put that the Prime […]

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Zimbabwe

Asked for the Prime Minister’s response to Morgan Tsvangirai’s decision to withdraw from the presidential elections in Zimbabwe, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was sure to say something on Zimbabwe during the course of today, not least since it was raised at the European Council meeting last Thursday. The Foreign […]

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Saudi Arabia Trip

Asked how successful the Prime Minister thought his trip to Saudi Arabia had been, the PMS said that we had been explicit throughout that this was not about any short-term fixes; all sorts of things would affect the price of oil, not least what had happened in Nigeria over the weekend. The Prime Minister thought […]

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EU Lisbon Treaty

Asked if the Government was prepared to wait for Stuart Wheeler’s possible appeal process to conclude before going forward with the Treaty, the PMS said that the key commitment we had made was that this Bill had now passed through both Houses of Parliament and Parliament had expressed its views on this matter very clearly. […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to celebrate his first year in office, the PMS said that it was very much business as usual this week. Put that the BBC had suggested this morning that Alistair Darling’s days as the Chancellor were numbered, the PMS said that that report was complete nonsense. Asked […]

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