» Tuesday, February 2, 2010CabinetThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a readout of Cabinet. The Prime Minister updated Cabinet on the situation in Northern Ireland in the absence of the Secretary of State. The Prime Minister referred to the speech he would be giving on constitutional issues and spoke about devolution, the establishment of the Supreme Court, […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Northern IrelandAsked if the Prime Minister had had any contact with the DUP overnight and was he disappointed with the lack of progress, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had had regular contact with all parties. The parties were still talking and he was following the situation closely. As the Prime Minister had said last […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Constitutional reformPut that the Labour Party had promised a referendum on voting reform in 1997 and why should voters believe them this time around, the PMS said it was not for him to comment on party manifestos. The PMS said that the Prime Minister was completely committed to holding a referendum on the alternative vote some […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanAsked why the Defence Secretary described the Afghanistan Conference as a success, the PMS replied that it had been the first time the international community had come together to hear directly from President Karzai and a number of significant initiatives had come from it. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Counter terrorismAsked if the Prime Minister accepted that decision making on counter terrorism policy was confused because of the number of different forums and bodies that existed, the PMS replied that he would refer people to what the Home Secretary had said. The UK’s counter terrorism strategy was first class, effective and as joined up as […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Pope’s commentsAsked whether the Prime Minister was relaxed with the comments made by the Pope, the PMS said he didn’t think it was appropriate for him to comment on reported remarks made by the Pope, other than to say that the Prime Minister acknowledged the UK’s firm commitment to equality for all members of society. The […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | 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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