» Monday, September 7, 2009Libya CompensationAsked why the Prime Minister decided to give his backing to the campaign, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it was not possible to reach a direct agreement between the UK and Libyan governments. When the Prime Minister met the families in December, the Prime Minister had made it clear […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanThe PMS took the opportunity to remind people that the Prime Minister had made an important speech on the subject last week. He and Chancellor Merkel spoke last night about an Afghanistan conference, probably to be held by the end of the year. The Prime Minister was very keen on the international community taking forward […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AL Megrahi ReleasePut that Ed Balls had said this morning that no one wanted to see Mr Al Megrahi released, the PMS said that the Government s position was as set out by the Prime Minister last week in his statement. Asked if Ed Balls was right to say that no one had wanted Mr Al Megrahi […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Spending CutsAsked if there was any comment on the Guardian story about the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining a programme of spending cuts, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor were completely aligned on public spending. Any decisions on public spending were a matter for the Chancellor in the PBR. The Government […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister was informed of the resignation of Terry Wogan from Radio 2, the PMS said that he had spent time talking to the Prime Minister over the weekend but it had not come up in the conversation. Asked if there was any concern on the part of the Government over a […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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