» Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Weather

Asked if there would be a COBRA meeting about the weather, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there were currently no plans for a COBRA meeting. The relevant Ministers were in close contact. original source.

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Detroit bomb

Asked whether the information shared with the White House concerned the fact that the individual had had a visa refused, the PMS said that he would not say anything more about what intelligence may or may not have been passed. We routinely exchanged large quantities of intelligence with the US on a two-way basis and […]

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Afghanistan conference

Asked if any other leaders would attend the conference in January, the PMS said that we had had positive soundings from Chancellor Merkel and from President Sarkozy. One of the things we were also looking at was how we would manage the discussion on Yemen. original source.

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Iceland

Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the decision made by the Government of Iceland, the PMS said that we were disappointed by the decision and expected Iceland to live up to its legal obligations and repay the loan. Asked if there had been any diplomatic activity between the UK and Iceland since the Icelandic […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked why Lord Mandelson had made the statement about The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the PMS said that it was part of his responsibilities. original source.

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NSID

Asked if they would discuss Yemen at the NSID meeting today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he was sure that they would discuss Yemen but the meeting would mainly be about Afghanistan. Asked if the Prime Minister was speaking to President Karzai before or after the NSID meeting, the PMS said that they […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

NSID

Asked if they would discuss Yemen at the NSID meeting today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he was sure that they would discuss Yemen but the meeting would mainly be about Afghanistan. Asked if the Prime Minister was speaking to President Karzai before or after the NSID meeting, the PMS said that they […]

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Attempted bomb plot

Put that the impression had been given by Downing Street that intelligence was handed to the US authorities ahead of the attempted bomb plot and asked if that was the correct impression, the PMS said that at yesterday’s press briefing he had talked about the assumption that the individual concerned was radicalised after he left […]

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Attempted bomb plot

Put that the impression had been given by Downing Street that intelligence was handed to the US authorities ahead of the attempted bomb plot and asked if that was the correct impression, the PMS said that at yesterday’s press briefing he had talked about the assumption that the individual concerned was radicalised after he left […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Airport security

Asked if there was any response to the claim that the scanners being introduced would fall foul of child pornography laws, the PMS said that this was an issue that the Government would want to take seriously. It was our understanding that these body scanners were used elsewhere in the world. The introduction of anything […]

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