» Friday, November 11, 2011

50p tax rate

Asked if the Prime Mister agreed that one way to stimulate growth would be to abolish the 50p tax rate, the PMS said our priority was to protect the UK economy from the global economic storm. He referred to the Chancellor’s comments in the Budget that the 50p tax rate should be a temporary measure, […]

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Fuel prices

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about fuel prices, the PMS said the Prime Minister recognised that the cost of petrol was a concern for many families that rely on their car, which is why we removed the fuel duty escalator in the Budget and cut fuel duty, and as a result petrol was […]

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UKBA

Asked if Sir Gus O’Donnell had received and would act on a letter from Simon Danczuk MP asking him to investigate claims Home office special advisors briefed against the former head of the UK Border Agency Brodie Clark, the PMS said he understood that Sir Gus O’Donnell had not yet received a letter. original source.

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Scottish Referendum

Asked if the PM was considering a UK referendum on Scottish independence, the PMS said a referendum was something the Scottish Government wanted, and the next step was for them to set out their plans. original source.

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» Thursday, November 10, 2011

Afternoon press briefing 10 November 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on the Eurozone original source.

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Eurozone

Asked what contingency plans were being made to protect the UK economy following comments in the Prime Minister’s speech earlier that day, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the Treasury does contingency planning on a routine basis but we don’t provide a commentary on that work. Asked if there was any involvement from other departments, […]

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Morning press briefing for 10 November 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Eurozone, Remembrance Day poppies and fuel prices original source.

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Eurozone

Put that talks were taking place in Europe on establishing a smaller core to the Eurozone, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled media that a response to these claims had already been issued by both the French Finance Ministry and the spokesperson for Angela Merkel. The PMS said that both parties had said […]

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Remembrance Day poppies

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy with Fifa’s proposal for footballers to wear black armbands during fixtures at the weekend, the PMS said that it was a sensible way forwards. original source.

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Fuel prices

Asked if there were concerns about fuel prices, the PMS replied that clearly fuel costs had been going up and that had a real impact on many families that rely on their car. He added that changes within the last Budget had made petrol 6p cheaper than it would have been without Government reforms. Asked […]

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