» Monday, September 15, 2008

Georgia

Asked how the meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister was brought about, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister met the Georgian Prime Minister in Brussels two weeks ago and they had agreed to stay in touch. The Georgian Prime Minister would be in London and there was […]

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Lehman Brothers

Asked for a reaction to the news that Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy, the PMS replied that we would not comment on specific firms. There had been a statement from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). What the events of this weekend had once again demonstrated was that there were challenges affecting financial markets in […]

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Ministerial Posts

Asked if it was the Government s policy that any Labour MP who asked for nomination papers who had a role in the Government would lose their job, the PMS replied that he would be at risk of straying into party political territory and he would not start answering hypothetical questions about what individuals may […]

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Airbus/GKN

Put that the deal between Airbus and GKN meant that Britain was effectively out of the Airbus consortium, the PMS said it would be best to check with BERR on the matter. original source.

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Zimbabwe

Asked for the Government s thoughts on the power-sharing deal, the PMS replied that we congratulated President Mbeki s efforts to broker a deal between Zanu PF and the MDC, but we would of course need to study the detail. In principle, we stood ready to support Zimbabwe s new administration to bring about much […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister saw Lady Thatcher at Chequers over the weekend, the PMS confirmed that the Prime Minister had met Lady Thatcher at Chequers. This was a longstanding, planned lunch and a private meeting between the two, so no more details would be given. original source.

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