» Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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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» Monday, March 9, 2009

Sir Fred Goodwin

Asked if the Government was exclusively looking at legal avenues in regards to Sir Fred Goodwin s pension, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we were exploring the legal avenues. original source.

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Uganda

Asked if about the Prime Minister s meeting with the Ugandan Prime Minister, the PMS said it was a very constructive meeting in which they discussed regional issues. The main focus of the discussion was on how best we could support developing countries through the global economic downturn and this was something the Prime Minister […]

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Chief Executives of Banks

Asked if chief executives of all world banks had been invited to an event by the Prime Minister in the coming weeks, the PMS said that we were consulting quite widely ahead of the G20 meeting but he would have to check on details regarding particular meetings. original source.

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Iraq

Asked if a date had been set for the majority of UK troops to leave Iraq, the PMS said that he was not aware of any update on that situation. original source.

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Contact Lenses

Asked about the Prime Minister loosing his contact lens before a speech at the weekend, the PMS said that we did not comment on the Prime Minister s health but it was a matter of public record that he had issues with his eyesight for many years and he wore contact lenses. He usually carried […]

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Northern Ireland

Asked for the Prime Minister s reaction to the comments made by Gerry Adams, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister s general view was that what we had seen in the last 24 hours or o had been strong reactions right across the community and that included […]

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Stem Cell Research

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with President Obama s decision to overturn the ruling on stem cell research in the US, the PMS replied that it was not for the Prime Minister to comment on decisions that were made by other leaders in their countries. The Prime Minister was a very strong supporter of […]

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