» Monday, September 8, 2008AfghanistanPut that President Karzai had suggested that, in a conversation with the Prime Minister, there had been a threat to withdraw British troops from Helmand Province if a former governor was reinstated, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that he did not recognise that as a description of any conversation the Prime Minister had […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetAsked what was on the agenda for Cabinet today, the PMS said that the main item of discussion would be the economy. There would also be a discussion lead in the first instance by Liam Byrne, the Regional Minister for the West Midlands, on general issues relating to the West Midlands. Asked if there was […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ImmigrationAsked if Frank Field s report into immigration would be discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said that the items on today s Cabinet agenda related to the economy. Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the report, the PMS said that our general position on immigration and caps was well known. As Liam […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Fuel efficiencyAsked for guidance on when there would be a fuel efficiency announcement, the PMS said that as and when we were in a position to make a firm announcement on the timing of that, we would do so. Asked if discussions were still ongoing between the Government and energy companies, the PMS said yes. Asked […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscellaneousAsked if there was a response to the US Treasury s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the PMS said that it was not something that we would comment on directly, but in the UK we ourselves had had to take decisive action in relation to Northern Rock earlier this year. Put that Ed […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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