» Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Shahid Malik

Asked whether the Prime Minister thought it was premature and unwise to bring Shahid Malik back into Government so quickly, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would not accept that. The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner (PSC) Sir John Lyon had conducted a number of investigations into Ministers and […]

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Iraq

Asked why the investigation was not referred to a Judge, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had to take a view as to who the right people might be. The Prime Minister had taken advice from the Cabinet Secretary and the people who were selected for this Committee of inquiry were in the Prime […]

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Prime Minister’s Spokesman

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that, subject to finalising detailed arrangements, Simon Lewis would be joining the Prime Minister s Office as Director of Communications and the Prime Minister s Official Spokesman in July. Asked if Simon Lewis would be a Civil Servant or a Special Advisor, the PMS said that […]

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

Sir John Scarlett

Asked if Sir John Scarlett s decision to retire as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) had anything to do with the Iraq inquiry announced yesterday, the PMS said no. Asked for any words regarding Sir John Scarlett s tenure as Chief of the SIS, the PMS said that Sir John Scarlett had […]

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Iran

Asked if the Prime Minister had been in contact with any of his international colleagues regarding the situation in Iran, the PMS said that we were in contact with our international partners. The Prime Minister had spoken to Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, not specifically on Iran, and words from the Prime Minister following that conversation had […]

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