» Wednesday, October 22, 2008
George Osborne
Asked what sort on inquiry did the Prime Minister envisaged for George Osborne, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that this was not a question for him. Asked why it was not a question for him, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was making a comment about opposition Members of Parliament, and it was [...]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Economy
Asked why the Prime Minister chose to use the word recession having refused all invitations preciously, the PMS replied that it was simply a reflection of developments we had seen in the global economy in recent weeks, as the Prime Minister himself said, we must take action on the global financial recession, this [...]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Repossessions
Asked for more detail on the repossessions announcement, the PMS replied that there was a very good press notice put out by the Treasury earlier today. Essentially this was about making the guidance to courts more explicit, that courts should only consider repossessions as a last resort. Asked that given we owned Northern Rock who [...]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Economy
Asked about the story in the Financial Times this morning that the UK Government will lend Iceland 3 million so it can pay UK depositors affected by the collapse of the online banking unit of Landsbanki, the Prime Minister s Spokesman said that there were discussions ongoing between the Treasury and the Icelandic authorities [...]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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