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China

Asked if the PM had raised any specific human rights cases with Premier Wen, the PMS said we had set out areas of concern, but said that he wouldn’t be getting into the specifics. Asked the question again, the PMS confirmed that specific cases had been raised. Asked for further details of the discussions between […]

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Union talks

Asked how the talks with union leaders were going, the PMS said he was unable to provide a readout as the meeting was ongoing. Asked whether the Government was coming to the table with any concessions, the PMS said these were talks about the issues. He added that at some point there would be detailed […]

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Libya

Asked whether the PM would make an official statement in response to the news that the ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Gaddafi, the PMS said that we welcomed the announcement and the Foreign Secretary had made a statement. Asked who would carry out the arrest and whether the warrant showed a change in […]

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MoD efficiency savings

Asked whether the PM was concerned about the budget cuts and management re-structuring having a detrimental impact on morale, the PMS said that we had been faced with a defence budget with a 38bn black hole and we were sorting that out. He added that Liam Fox would be in the House later that evening […]

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China

Asked about details of the business deals being signed by the UK and China and would the Prime Minister be raising the issue of human rights with the Chinese, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman told the assembled press that we would update people on details of the bilateral talks later today. On the issue of human […]

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Chris Shale

Asked if there had been any contact between Downing Street and Chris Shale before he died, the PMS said that it was true that there was a phone call to him on Saturday to make him aware of the fact that there would be a story running in the Sunday newspapers. original source.

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Strikes

On whether there was any update on the Unison talks, the PMS replied that it had been widely reported that there would be the latest in a series of meetings this afternoon and no doubt there would be more to say after that. Asked if the Prime Minister was optimistic, the PMS replied that our […]

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