» Monday, January 18, 2010

Kabul Attacks

We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms, and send our thoughts and sympathies to those that have been killed on injured. This indiscriminate attack on public areas of Kabul showed a deliberate disregard for the lives of ordinary Afghans. We and the rest of the international community stand united with the Government of […]

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Haiti Update

The Prime Minister continues to follow the situation in Haiti very closely. First of all, as you know, the FCO yesterday confirmed the death of Frederick Wooldridge, a British member of the United Nations team in Haiti. The Prime Minister’s thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult of times. The Prime […]

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Afghanistan

Asked if the Prime Minister had used the attacks in Kabul to call on NATO allies to commit to more troops in Afghanistan, the PMS replied that the contribution from ISAF members, not including the US currently stood at around 37,000 additional troops. The number of troops was one important dimension, but what was also […]

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Yemen

Asked if the Prime Minister was aware of the Council of Imams in Yemen stating on Friday that any foreign troops in Yemen should be fought as invaders, the PMS said he did not know if the Prime Minister was aware of that, but he would not wish to comment on it as he had […]

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Ecomony

Asked when the Treasury would be announcing the date of the Budget, the PMS advised people to check with the Treasury. Put that Lord Myners had suggested that there might be a UK-wide levy on banks, whereas Alastair Darling had said on Saturday that this was not on the cards, the PMS replied that there […]

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Iraq Inquiry

Asked if there had been any contact between the inquiry and No10, the PMS said that there was regular contact between the inquiry team and those people in Government who were involved in the inquiry. We had not and would not be commenting on individual requests. We had given all the documentation that had been […]

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Van Rompuy Meeting

Asked what would be on the agenda at the meeting, the PMS said it was the first opportunity for the two to meet since Herman van Rompuy became President and we would update people on any agenda points in due course. Asked if Baroness Ashton would be in attendance, the PMS said he thought she […]

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» Friday, January 15, 2010

Haiti

Our specialist teams are on the ground and commenced working. Our ambassador, Steve Fisher, and a consular officer travelled from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) yesterday and are now on the ground in Haiti. They are working closely with our resident Honorary Consul. A Foreign Office consular rapid deployment team arrived in Santo Domingo yesterday to […]

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Bank Bonuses

Put that JP Morgan were announcing bonuses worth 27billion today while President Obama had urged other countries to curb excesses in banks and what was the Prime Minister’s view on this, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we had made our position clear with the introduction of the bonus tax. In […]

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Economy

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with the Chancellor that the recession was over, the PMS said that he had not heard the Chancellor characterise it in the present tense. The Government had always said that we would see a recovery by the turn of the year. Put that the Chancellor had said it in […]

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