» Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Gus O’ Donnell

Asked whether the Prime Minister shared the concerns of Gus O Donnell when he had said that civil servants were finding it difficult to deal with the US administration in the lead up to G20, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that you had to put Gus O Donnell s remarks […]

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Cabinet

Asked for a rundown of what was discussed in Cabinet, the PMS said that there had been an update on Northern Ireland from Shaun Woodward, there was a report from Ed Balls on the Laming Report which was coming out on Thursday, there was a brief discussion led by the Prime Minister with the Chancellor […]

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Northern Ireland

On Northern Ireland, as we were saying this morning, Shaun Woodward was emphasising that there appeared to be a small number of criminals behind these murderous acts. The PMS said that Shaun Woodward had used the word criminals regardless of how these people chose to describe themselves. It had been very clear from the Prime […]

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You and Yours Interview

Asked whether the Prime Minister was feeling bruised after his interview, the PMS said that the Prime Minister felt it was very important that he was out there engaging with the public and explaining what the Government was doing. Of course, people were very concerned about what was happening in the economy and you would […]

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Wrekin Construction

Asked about a company called Wrekin Construction that had gone into administration and had blamed RBS and the Government for the treatment of what they saw as a perfectly viable company, the PMS replied that he was aware of the story but he would not comment on the details of the individual company. It was […]

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G20

Asked about any more preparation for G20, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had spoken to President Sarkozy last Friday and he would be meeting Chancellor Merkel at the weekend. This week, quite a lot of the G20 preparatory activity was being undertaken by Finance Ministers, with the meeting today of EU Finance Ministers […]

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a readout of what was discussed at Cabinet. There was an update on the situation in Northern Ireland from Shaun Woodward; a report on the conclusions of the Laming review on child protection from Ed Balls; a brief update on the economy led by the Prime […]

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Northern Ireland

Asked what was said about the Northern Ireland situation in Cabinet, the PMS said that Shaun Woodward made the point that whatever the individuals behind these murderous acts chose to call themselves, they were a small number of criminals who had no support from the local community for what they were doing. It was clear […]

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Economy

Asked what the Prime Minister had said about the economy at Cabinet, the PMS said that it was a brief update for the Cabinet on a number of announcements that had been made since the last time they met. Asked if Barclays was discussed, the PMS said that he would not get into the specifics […]

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Misc

Asked if there was any room for compromise regarding the Postal Services Bill, the PMS said that the Government had set out its position clearly; we were taking the legislation through the House and Lord Mandelson would make his statement in the House of Lords at 3pm this afternoon. Asked if the 6 month course […]

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