» Friday, June 19, 2009

MPs’ Expenses

Asked why the Prime Minister’s expenses had been redacted when he was in favour of transparency, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had already addressed questions regarding his expenses; he was in favour of transparency and as far as the PMS was aware the Prime Minister did not request the redactions, […]

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Iran

Asked about the comments from Iran this morning, the PMS said that the Prime Minister continued to take a close interest in events taking place in Iran. As we had been saying throughout, ultimately the most important principle was that the Iranian people got to choose their own leaders and the outcome reflected the will […]

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Lindsey Oil Refinery Strikes

Asked if the Prime Minister supported the wildcat strikes at Lindsey Oil Refinery, the PMS said that the Government did not support the strikes; unofficial strike action and demonstrations were never the right response to industrial relations problems. This was principally a matter between the companies and the workers and we hoped that the matter […]

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Iraq Inquiry

Asked if the Prime Minister had had any further thoughts on the makeup of the Iraq inquiry panel following Lord Butler’s remarks, the PMS that the Prime Minister had made his views on the Iraq inquiry clear yesterday at the press conference in Brussels and in his letter to Sir John Chilcott. Sir John Chilcott […]

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Zimbabwe

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with his Africa Minister that now was not the time to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and if the subject of sanctions would be discussed when the Prime Minister met Morgan Tsvangirai next week, the PMS said that the Prime Minister agreed with his Africa Minister but we were not […]

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