» Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Education

Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to Michael Gove today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had spoken to him. Asked how long their meeting had lasted, the PMS replied that they saw each other regularly. Put that Michael Gove was on the attack today compared to […]

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Office of Budget Responsiblity

Asked if there was any reaction to the comments made by Sir Alan Budd this morning where he had claimed the Prime Minister had mistakenly taken credit for slightly lower unemployment projections, when Sir Alan Budd had argued that it was a matter of methodology, the PMS replied that he had not seen Sir Alan […]

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Afghanistan

Put that President Karzai had issued an apology this morning for an incident in which three British troops were killed and had the Prime Minister reacted at this stage, the PMS replied that the Government was aware of an incident this morning involving ISAF troops. An investigation was underway and when it was appropriate we […]

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Teachers Pay

Asked whether it was right for head teachers to be earning more than the Prime Minister, the PMS said that the department had responded to this. There was already a process underway, whereby the Secretary of State was consulting with the School Teachers Review Body on a number of pay issues, including a proposal to […]

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Economy

Asked how likely an international agreement might be on a banking activities tax, the PMS said that discussions were already underway at the G20 and we were keen for those discussions to progress. original source.

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Misc

Asked if a decision had been made on whether the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister would address the TUC Congress in September, the PMS replied that he did not know whether we had received an invitation from the TUC and if the Prime Minister was to accept that invitation we certainly wouldn’t be confirming […]

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» Monday, July 12, 2010

Education

Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to Michael Gove today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had spoken to him. Asked how long their meeting had lasted, the PMS replied that they saw each other regularly. Put that Michael Gove was on the attack today compared to […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Counter Terrorism

Asked if there was a review on security measures being announced tomorrow, the PMS replied that the position in the Coalition agreement was that there would be a review of counter terrorism policy, but people should speak to the Home Office on timing and detail. On whether this was part of the Home Office and […]

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Misc

On whether the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister thought there was anything to learn from the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the PMS said that he would not get into commenting on the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Asked if the Prime Minister intended to stay up late and vote […]

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Children’s Commissioner

Asked why the Government was reviewing the role of the Children’s Commissioner, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that we appreciated the work that the current and previous Children Commissioners had done; the role had been in operation for 5 years now and it was time to have an open review. We wanted to listen […]

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