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Economy

Asked repeatedly why Ed Balls was answering questions on the economy and not the Chancellor, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Ed Balls was being interviewed about child protection. The Governor of the Bank of England had been doing media this afternoon on the subject of quantitative easing. Put that […]

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SIS

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with the head of the SIS who had said that he couldn t allow senior intelligence officers to retire at 65 as they couldn t do without the experience that they brought to the role, the PMS said that decisions on human resources and personnel matters at SIS were […]

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Gifts

Asked which classic American films would the Prime Minister watch if he had the choice, the PMS said the Prime Minister was focussed on other matters. Asked for more information on the gift, the PMS said he couldn t give any more information other than it was a set of 25 classic American films. original […]

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Hezbollah

Asked whether the Prime Minister supported the comments of Bill Rammell who had said there could be some contact with political elements of Hezbollah, the PMS replied that we had considered our position on contacts with Hezbollah, which had been in place since 2005 and in light of more positive political developments in Lebanon, including […]

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Misc

Asked for any reaction to Hilary Clinton calling for a high-level international conference on Afghanistan, the PMS referred people to the Foreign Office. Put that the opposition had claimed that we only had enough extra gas in our overall capacity to last an extra four days, down from 17 days, the PMS said that he […]

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that at Cabinet this morning there was an update on the legislative programme; a presentation from the Chancellor on the economy; a readout from the Prime Minister on his trip to the US and a presentation from Liam Byrne on public service reform. The Chancellor noted that the […]

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General Motors

Asked if the Government were in talks with General Motors (GM) regarding a bailout, the PMS said that the Department for Business (BERR) was due to meet a range of motor manufacturers in the coming days. Put that GM was allegedly asking the Government for 440 million in return for a stake in the company, […]

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Misc

Asked if the Treasury and Lloyds had come to an agreement in regards to the Asset Protection Scheme, the PMS said that talks were ongoing and at an advanced stage. Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned by reports that Lord Myners was receiving a pension from NatWest, the PMS said that it was not […]

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