» Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Prime Minister Netanyahu Meeting

On what would be discussed in the meeting between the Prime Minister and Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister looked forward to welcoming Prime Minister Netanyahu to No10 today. The Prime Minister had made clear in his statement yesterday that this was a time to […]

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Tube Strike

Asked for a reaction to the proposed tube strike, the PMS replied that bringing disruption to the London transport network was not welcome, but on the other hand, strikes were a democratic right. original source.

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Usama Bin Laden

Asked if there had been any more contacts or detail of the circumstances surrounding Usama Bin Laden’s death, the PMS said that she had nothing to add to what the Prime Minister had said yesterday. Asked when the Prime Minister was updated with the revised version of events, the PMS replied that we had regular […]

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Portugal

Asked for a reaction to Portugal reaching a bail-out agreement with the European Union, the PMS said that it was her understanding that details were yet to be agreed. The PMS added that the Prime Minister had been clear that stability in the Eurozone was in our interests and we wanted to see a strong […]

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Libya

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Italian Foreign Minister who was reported to have said that it was time to set an end date for operations in Libya, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s view on Libya was very clear; we wanted to enforce UN Resolution 1973; to protect the civilian population […]

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Coalition

Asked if the Prime Minister was still confident the Coalition would last the full five years of this Parliament, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been very clear in the interviews he gave yesterday about the strength and cohesion of the Coalition. On whether the Prime Minister still had confidence in Chris Huhne, […]

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Public Sector Reform

Asked if the Prime Minister backed plans to scale back the privatisation of the public sector, the PMS replied that she believed a leaked memo was being referred to and as people knew, the Government did not comment on leaked documents. The PMS said that the Government had been very clear on its plans for […]

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