» Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Cabinet

Asked for details of upcoming Cabinet meetings, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there would be a Cabinet meeting next week. He did not have any information on political Cabinet meetings. original source.

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Georgia Summit

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be attending the proposed summit on the situation in Georgia, the PMS said that the proposal had been made in the last few days and we very much welcomed the announcement of the meeting. It had not been finally decided who would be attending from the UK. Asked if […]

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By election

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be visiting his neighbouring constituency in the run-up to the by election there, the PMS replied that he was unaware of any specific plans but clearly any questions that related to the by election were a matter for the Labour Party. Put that the Prime Minister might take on […]

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Windfall tax

Asked what the Prime Minister s position was on a windfall tax, the PMS said that there had been stories in the press this morning. It went without saying that tax was a matter for the Chancellor and the Treasury. The Treasury always received a whole range of representations about proposals relating to tax and […]

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Prime Minister in Scotland

Asked if it was the case that what the Prime Minister was doing this week was no different from what he was doing before he went to Beijing and the only holiday the Prime Minister had had was in Suffolk, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was working all of the time, so he […]

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