» Friday, September 9, 2011

Morning press briefing for 9 September 2011

Friday 9 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Marseille meeting, schools, the economy. original source.

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Marseille meeting

Asked about the Chancellor’s thinking as he headed into G7 meetings in Marseille, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said the Chancellor had set out his views in a speech on Tuesday. Put that some people were interpreting what the Head of the IMF said this morning as suggesting that those who cut the deficit too […]

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Schools

Asked why in his speech this morning the Prime Minister had not referred to any local authority run schools when some of them were doing better or just as well as academies, the PMS said the Prime Minister was using examples to illustrate a specific point. The government thought that academies were an effective tool […]

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Economy

Asked about President Obama’s speech to Congress last night, the PMS said that the Chancellor had said in his speech on Tuesday that every country needed to have a response which was appropriate to its particular circumstances. The US was in a different position to other countries because of its reserve currency and did not […]

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» Thursday, September 8, 2011

Afternoon press briefing for 8 September 2011

Thursday 8 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: The economy , Strikes , the European Commission of Human Rights, Mousa Inquiry. original source.

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Economy

Asked if the PM was disappointed by the OECD’s forecast, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman referred the assembled journalists to the Chancellor’s speech earlier this week, where he had set out that there was still a significant overhang of debt in the UK and many other countries, highlighting that recoveries following financial crises tend to be […]

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Strikes

Asked for the PM’s view on the next Public and Commercial Services Union strike, the PMS replied that the PM had already made his position clear. He highlighted that even following the proposed reforms, public sector pensions would still be among the very best available. original source.

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Commons

Asked if he was aware when the PM had apologised to Nadine Dorries, the PMS replied that he contacted her yesterday. original source.

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Mousa inquiry

Asked what action the PM had taken following the publication of the public inquiry into Baha Mousa, the PMS replied that the Ministry of Defence were taking forward action and had already addressed many of the issues. original source.

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Morning press briefing for 8 September 2011

Thursday 8 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: OECD figures, Troops, West Lothian, EU Convention, Baha Mousa. original source.

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