» Wednesday, September 23, 2009
United Nations
Asked about the E3+3 meeting, the PMS said that it would be chaired by the Foreign Secretary, who would lead talks on the concerns around Iran s nuclear programme and the steps that Iran would need to take to address those concerns. Asked if other Government Ministers planned to meet President Ahmadinejad or Colonel Gaddafi […]
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Trident
Asked what the Prime Minister would say in his speech to the UN General Assembly today regarding Trident, the PMS said that people would have to wait for the speech, but the Prime Minister could be asked questions on this during his radio interview this afternoon so it was worth listening to. More generally, the […]
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Charles Clarke
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Charles Clarke in the last hour following his interview in the Evening Standard suggesting that the Prime Minister should stand down, the PMS said that she was not aware of any such discussion. Asked for the Prime Minister s view on Charles Clarke s comments, the PMS […]
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Assisted Suicide
Asked if the Prime Minister was comfortable with the publication of guidelines on assisted suicides, the PMS said that Director for Public Prosecutions was obliged by law to produce the new interim guidance, which was being published as we spoke. We would need to look at the detail in full, but it remained that the […]
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» Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ministerial Move
The Prime Minister s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled press that there had been a Ministerial move. Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP would be Minister of State at the Department for Culture Media and Sport and Barbara Follett MP would be Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the department for Communities and Local Government. […]
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Cabinet
The PMS informed journalists that the Prime Minister had chaired cabinet at 0815. It had lasted just over an hour. The Health Secretary gave an update on swine flu and planning for the vaccination programme. The Education Secretary gave an update on the national challenge for schools and the next steps for achieving the Government […]
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Review of Rape Complaints
Asked for more information on the review of rape complaints, the PMS said the review would be led by Baroness Stern and would look particularly at how public authorities responded to individual rape complaints, how they interacted with each other and the attitude professionals had towards rape and the evidence from victims. original source.
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The Attorney General
Asked whether the Prime Minister felt comfortable having a law-breaker making the law, the PMS said the Prime Minister s statement set out clearly that he concluded no further action was necessary given the investigation into the issue of the Attorney General s employee and the action that had already been taken. He had accepted […]
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Afghanistan
Asked what the Prime Minister was intending to say to President Obama about Afghanistan and whether he looked favourably upon the idea of sending more troops, the PMS said the Government position was that troops levels were kept under review. The UK and its NATO allies would be discussing the assessments of General McChrystal s […]
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» Monday, September 21, 2009
UN General Assembly/G20
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling assembled journalists that the Prime Minister had recorded a podcast that had been broadcast over the weekend. In this the Prime Minister had described the five global challenges; climate change, poverty, nuclear proliferation, terrorism and the economy. These were the issues the Prime Minister would be […]
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