» Thursday, March 26, 2009

Brazil Visit

Asked if there had been any words from the Prime Minister yet in Brazil, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would set out the importance of talking to emerging economies like Brazil in the run up to the G20. He would say we would need to take […]

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Binyam Mohamed

The PMS reported that the Prime Minister had been asked about Binyam Mohamed in his press conference and he was clear that the UK Government did not engage in torture or ask others to do so on our behalf. The case would now be investigated further and that where allegations were made, they should be […]

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G20

Asked for more details on the creation of a $100billion global fund, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would call on the G20 Summit to support a substantial global expansion of trade finance of at least $100billion to revive the economies of emerging markets and the poorest countries. Brazil had already committed $20billion of […]

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Gurhas

Asked if there was any reaction to the court decision on the rights of settlement for Gurkhas, the PMS said that the Home Office had put out a statement on the Gurkhas, which said that we had always been clear that where there was a compelling case, Gurkha soldiers and their families should be considered […]

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Economy/G20

Put that James Naughtie from the BBC had done a piece in the Washington Post saying that the Prime Minister was flying around the world because he was in a desperate situation and wanted to be seen meeting serious people, the PMS said the Prime Minister had clearly set out why he was on this […]

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

Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the reported large bonus for the director of Network Rail was a good thing, the PMS said that he was not going to comment on speculation on an announcement that had not yet been made. original source.

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

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