» Thursday, July 22, 2010

Sheffield Forgemasters

Asked whether the Prime Minister was accompanied on any of the flights by Andrew Cook, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) firstly clarified that the Prime Minister’s travel costs were met by the Government. As for accompanying the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that we wouldn’t discuss who was accompanying the Prime Minister. Asked whether a […]

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Equitable Life

Asked whether Equitable Life was not a massive u-turn to what had been repeatedly promised by the Conservative Party given that 50.000 people who would die had been told they would get 40% of what they thought they would get, the PMS replied that the steps that had been announced today demonstrated that the Coalition […]

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Arrest warrant on war crimes

Asked about the Ministry of Justice’s decision on arrest warrants for war crimes and whether there was any representation from Israel or anyone else, the PMS referred to the Ministry of Justice. original source.

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Airport in St Helena

Asked whether the Prime Minister was happy with taxpayer’s money being used to build new airports, the PMS replied that the decision had been made by the International Development Secretary today. The PMS added that the Government had to think long and hard about this decision and that it considered the economic benefits. The PMS […]

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Sheffield Forgemasters

Asked about reports that businessman Andrew Cook lobbied the government to cancel the 80 million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the government’s decision regarding Sheffield Forgemasters was based on affordability. Asked if the Prime Minister felt there should be an inquiry into this, the PMS referred reporters to what […]

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Prime Minister’s US comments

Asked if the Prime Minister stood by what he said regarding Britain being the junior partner to the US in WWII, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s words spoke for themselves. Asked if the Prime Minister would apologise, the PMS said that the Prime Minister held our armed forces in the highest regard. The […]

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Justice

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Justice Secretary’s proposals on prisons, the PMS said that a sentencing review was ongoing. We needed to reform the criminal justice system and we had set out how we would do that in the coalition agreement. Asked if it would lead to a fall in crime or […]

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