» Tuesday, March 16, 2010

David Beckham

Asked if the Prime Minister had written to David Beckham following his injury, the PMS said that Prime Minister had sent David Beckham a message emphasising what a tremendous ambassador he was for English football, and wishing him well in his recovery. original source.

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» Monday, March 15, 2010

BA Strike

Asked what the Government could do to resolve the strike situation, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that we could encourage the parties involved to get together. The Prime Minister had spoken about this during his interview this morning, saying that it was unjustified. Lord Adonis had been in the House of Lords this afternoon […]

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Misc

Asked what the Prime Minister had meant when he was asked about the prospect of a hung parliament during his interview this morning, the PMS said that any questions about what the Prime Minister would or would not do after an election were hypothetical. Any political questions about the party leadership should be addressed the […]

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BA Strike

Asked for the Prime Minister’s views on the proposed BA strike, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had been speaking about this on Woman’s Hour this morning, where he had said that this was the wrong time, it was unjustified, deplorable and was not in the interests of […]

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» Friday, March 12, 2010

President Sarkozy

Asked if the Prime Minister and President Sarkozy would be speaking about city and financial regulations at their meeting today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that they would talk about economic issues but people should wait for the press conference for full details. Asked what else would be on the agenda at the meeting, […]

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Unite

Asked if the Prime Minister had any comment to make about the strike action by BA staff, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would not specifically comment on individual strikes but he hoped that some resolution could be found. These were sensitive negotiations between BA employees and management. Asked what the Prime Minister’s view […]

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» Thursday, March 11, 2010

Economy

Asked to comment about Liam Byrne’s remarks on the Government introducing no new taxes as part of the deficit reduction plan, the PMS said, the Government had already set out its position and there would be no further comment. original source.

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High Speed Rail

Put that it would be a more achievable option to make trains run on time rather than building new infrastructure, the PMS said, Lord Adonis had already stated that the country had the most efficient railway network in living memory with trains running on time but that the current network cannot deliver trains to run […]

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President Sarkozy Visit

Asked what would be on the agenda at tomorrow’s Prime Ministerial meeting with President Sarkozy, the PMS said, the economy, the forthcoming summit in Brussels and other international issues such as follow up to Copenhagen climate change talks. Asked if President Sarkozy would meet with David Cameron, the PMS said, he understood the President to […]

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High Speed Rail

Asked why the Government had not started introducing high- speed rail 13 years ago, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that technology was changing all the time in regard to high-speed rail and we were at a juncture now where we could take the decision to invest in this kind of initiative. […]

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