» Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Mumbai Terrorist Attack

Asked for the Prime Minister s view regarding the British police being refused access to the surviving suspect of the Mumbai terrorist attack by the Pakistani authorities, the PMS said that we were still trying to get to the bottom of the point being raised by Pakistan, as the suspect was being held by the […]

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a read out of Cabinet. There was a presentation from Hilary Benn ahead of the publication tomorrow of the Pitt Report into flooding; the Prime Minister gave an update on Iraq and a read out of his trip to Afghanistan; there was a presentation from Ed […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Israel

Asked for details from the meeting the Prime Minister had had with the Israeli Prime Minister, the PMS said that they had met this morning at 0730. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the prospects for peace in the Middle East and both men were strongly committed to making all possible progress. They also […]

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Penisons

Asked if the Liam Byrne statement was in regards to the overpayment of pensions, the PMS confirmed that it was. Asked if the principle remained that people would not have to pay back any money, the PMS said that that was the case. Asked if it was not a matter of importance that taxpayers had […]

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Post Offices

Asked for more detail on the discussion in Cabinet on post offices, the PMS replied that people would have to wait for the publication of the Hooper Report for the detail. There was a presentation from the Business Secretary and a positive discussion to which most Cabinet members participated. original source.

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Economy

Put that the Governor of the Bank of England had said in a letter to the Chancellor that additional measures would probably be needed to support lending, the PMS said that in his response, the Chancellor had said that the Government would keep this and other measures designed to support lending under review. We now […]

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» Monday, December 15, 2008

Knife crime

Asked about the knife crime announcement and whether the Prime Minister would like to apologise as well, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that clearly this incident was a matter of regret as the Permanent Secretary of No10 made clear in the letter he wrote to Sir Michael Scholar on Friday. […]

Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Treasury Announcement

Asked why anyone would buy a house at the moment with a 100% loan, the PMS said that there would be an announcement from DCLG this afternoon on the subject. It was clear that the long term demand for housing remained high and we remained committed to helping people on to the housing ladder. It […]

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Troops in Afghanistan

Put that 300 extra troops had already been sent to Afghanistan and was it true that no more would be sent before the NATO Summit in April, the PMS said that this was the position that we had set out and he would not be putting any additional interpretation on the Prime Minister s words […]

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Economy

Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about the price of the pound, the PMS said that exchange rates were volatile and they moved up and down. The key thing, as far as the Prime Minister and the Chancellor were concerned, was taking action now to support the economy and to help families and businesses […]

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