» Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Anonymity for Witnesses

Asked what the Prime Minister’s involvement had been in the proposed emergency legislation on anonymity for witnesses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had had internal meetings with Jacqui Smith and Jack Straw among others. Asked whether anonymity would be restored for specific crimes such as drug cases, […]

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Poynter Review

Asked whether the Prime Minister had had any time to further consider the Poynter Review, the PMS said that Alastair Darling had given a very comprehensive statement on that earlier today. original source.

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Lisbon Treaty

Asked about the outcome of the Wheeler case, the PMS replied that as Jim Murphy had said, we were pleased that the judge had recognised our case on this matter and that the judge had confirmed the Government’s position that the Lisbon Treaty differs in both form and substance from the defunct constitution. Put that […]

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Troop Numbers

Asked repeatedly whether the Prime Minister thought that the armed forces were stretched beyond their capabilities, the PMS replied that whenever we took decisions in relation to troop numbers overseas, we took those decisions on the basis of advice from senior military officers. original source.

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Zimbabwe

Asked whether the tougher sanctions the Prime Minister had spoken about in PMQ’s would be on an EU level, the PMS said we would certainly be discussing this with our EU partners. Put that in PMQ’s, the Prime Minister had said he was going to name and shame Mugabe’s criminal cabal, the PMS said that […]

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Stuart Wheeler Libson Treaty Referendum Court Case

Asked if the Government had a response to the judgement in Mr Wheeler’s case, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that Jim Murphy had given a response earlier today, which said that the judges had come down very clearly on the side of the Government and found that this claim lacked substantive merit and therefore […]

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Zimbabwe

Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was appropriate for British companies to invest money in Zimbabwe, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary had dealt with this issue in his statement to the House of Commons earlier this week. Our general position on sanctions was that we kept all matters under review; we were […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to speak to Bill Clinton while the ex-President was in London, the PMS said that he was not aware of any specific meetings planned. Asked if the Prime Minister had any views on recommendations from the Commons Members Estimates Committee’s report on MPs’ allowances, the PMS said […]

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