» Monday, November 10, 2008Lord Mayor’s Banquet
Asked about the Prime Minister s speech at the Lord Mayor s Banquet this evening, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that there would be some words on the international dimension of monetary and fiscal policy, as well as some words on the nature of Britain s bi-lateral relationship with the US. Essentially the argument of the speech was that the introduction of a new government in the United States, plus the new spirit of internationalism that we had seen in recent weeks forged by the international financial crisis, meant that we had an opportunity to push ahead and make progress on other international issues such as climate change, development of trade, middle east peace process and so on. Asked what the Prime Minister meant when he talked about tax cuts in the speech, the PMS said that it meant exactly what it said; we had already cut taxes and any decisions about the future were a matter for the Pre Budget Report (PBR) and the Budget. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Search for related news 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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