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Morning press briefing for 25 July 2011

Monday 25 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Norway Attacks, Economy and Phone Hacking. original source.

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Norway Attacks

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that the National Security Council had met this morning. The PMS said that they had discussed the tragic events in Norway last week and took stock of the UK’s ability to respond to threats from terrorism and extremism. The meeting agreed that the UK was well prepared […]

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Economy

Asked if the Bank of England should engage in more quantitative easing, the PMS replied that it was a matter for the Bank of England. On whether Vince Cable was right to suggest that the Bank of England should do that, the PMS advised journalists that what Vince Cable had said was that it was […]

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Phone Hacking

Asked about the impartiality of Lord Leveson following reports that he had attended two parties at the house of Rupert Murdoch in the past year, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and the Lord Chief Justice were made aware of the events being referred to. The PMS said that we had been given one […]

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