» Monday, March 7, 2011

Prince Andrew

Asked to explain the contradiction between what the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) had said this morning about the Government supporting Prince Andrew and the Business Secretary’s comments that Prince Andrew should judge the position he wants to be in, the PMS said that he couldn’t see any contradiction between the two comments. The Business Secretary […]

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Libya

Asked for details on the next diplomatic mission to Benghazi, the PMS said that our intention was to send more people to Libya in order to strengthen contacts but we would not comment on operational matters. Asked if the Prime Minister had known that the SAS had been sent as part of the diplomatic group, […]

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Prince Andrew

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy for Prince Andrew to remain as Trade Envoy, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said yes; we had been saying for some days that we fully supported Prince Andrew in his role as Trade Envoy. Asked about the quote that came from Downing Street over the weekend that the […]

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Libya

Asked if the Prime Minister had any views on the group of UK diplomats sent to Libya and how the operation had been handled, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary had made a statement last night and would be making a further statement in the House this afternoon, outlining the range of work that […]

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Barclays

Asked what the Prime Minister thought of the decision to pay Barclays Chief Executive a bonus of 6.5m, the PMS said that we didn’t comment on individual cases. Our position was clear: there were rules and regulations on bonuses set by the Financial Services Authority and they needed to be adhered to. original source.

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