» Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sir Christopher Kelly

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about suggestions that Sir Christopher Kelly was not totally independent and that he had been in collusion with David Cameron, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was focused on ensuring that we turned our back on the old discredited system of expenses. We were […]

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Social care

Asked if the Prime Minister could deny claims that disability benefits would be cut to pay for homecare for the elderly, the PMS said that the question was in reference to the social care package announced in The Queen’s Speech. The package enabled people to stay at home and receive care rather than having to […]

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European Council President

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that Tony Blair should make it known whether or not he would be a candidate for President of the European Council, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had always said that Tony Blair would be an excellent candidate for the presidency of the council. This was never going […]

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Afghanistan

Asked if the Prime Minister believed that the inauguration of President Karzai washed away all the past problems, the PMS said that we felt President Karzai had listened carefully to what the Prime Minsiter and other world leaders had said. We welcomed the inauguration and the fact that Cabinet members would be appointed in light […]

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Economy

Asked about the public sector borrowing figures, the PMS said that we always knew that we would be in for the long haul and we had to look at what the figures were in relation to the Budget forecast. This was a global recession and these figures reflected that. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]

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