» Monday, January 24, 2011

Phone Hacking

On whether the Prime Minister agreed with Chris Huhne that the police needed to look again at the phone hacking allegations, the PMS said that the position was that the CPS were carrying out an assessment of the material held by the Met police. That process was underway and it was up to the CPS […]

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Defence

Asked if any consideration was being given to the extension of the Anglo-French Defence Pact to include Germany, the PMS advised people to speak to the MOD. original source.

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Big Society

Asked if there were any Big Society events in the near future, the PMS said he was sure there would be some, but none this week. Asked if the Big Society was being undermined by charities saying that they hadn’t got any money, the PMS said that three quarters of charities didn’t receive any money […]

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Project Merlin

Asked whether Project Merlin had stalled, the PMS replied that conversations were ongoing, but the Treasury were leading on those discussions. Asked about the new pay structure for Barclays and whether it could be used at RBS if it was successful, the PMS said that it would not be appropriate for him to comment on […]

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Lord Strathclyde

Asked about suggestions that the Prime Minister’s support for marriage to be recognised in the tax system was at odds with his support for Lord Strathclyde, the PMS said he would not discuss Lord Strathclyde as it was a personal matter. original source.

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Misc

Asked if there were any plans for the Downing Street cat to return after rats were spotted in the street, the PMS said there were no plans. original source.

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» Friday, January 21, 2011

Andy Coulson

Asked if Andy Coulson had spoken to the police recently, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that she was not in a position to make a comment on that. The PMS advised people that they should expect a statement later today. Asked if the statement would be on Mr Coulson’s future, the […]

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RBS

Asked if the Treasury and RBS were in talks to speed up RBS’s exit from the Asset Protection Scheme, the PMS advised people to speak to the Treasury. original source.

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» Thursday, January 20, 2011

Baroness Warsi Speech

Asked if the Prime Minister had cleared Baroness Warsi, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that she would not get into the process used in this or any other speech Asked if the Prime Minister supported Baroness Warsi’s comments, the PMS said that Baroness Warsi had not yet made her speech but that the Prime […]

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Counter Terrorism

Asked why the Government had used an Urgent Question today to announce policy, the PMS said that Damian Green had made a statement today but the Home Secretary would make a fuller statement next week. It was a statement of fact that the six month extension to the 28 day limit for pre-charge detention would […]

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