» Friday, November 14, 2008Defence
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Richard Dannatt s comments that there was no cheap option for Defence, the PMS said that the Government s actions in recent months demonstrated that we would make the proper investment to ensure that our armed services had everything they needed to carry out their jobs effectively. Asked about the BBC report that said 2000 more British troops would be sent to Afghanistan, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made the position clear on the level of forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday at his press conference when he had said that we would not comment on unsourced rumours. Asked for the Prime Minister s full comments, the PMS, paraphrasing, replied that the Prime Minister had said that we were in discussion with the US about our overall strategy in Afghanistan and decisions on the level of forces required would be made following recommendations from Commanders on the ground. Briefing took place at 11:00 | 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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