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Press Briefing – morning 20 March

Wednesday 20 March 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cabinet, unemployment figures, Leveson, Cyprus and Syria The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cabinet, unemployment figures, Leveson, Cyprus and Syria.

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) briefed the lobby on the morning’s cabinet meeting which took place ahead of the budget. He said that the Chancellor had set out the economic case and that it was vital in tough times to stick to the course and tackle the deficit while continuing to support aspiration. He […]

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Unemployment figs

The PMOS said that these were mixed figures but pointed to the positives: unemployment was down 136,000 in the last year; since May 2010, 1.25m extra jobs had been created; along with 1m apprenticeships; and 100k young people had been given work experience through youth contracts. He told journalists that at the heart of the […]

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Leveson

When asked about press hostility to a Royal Charter, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister’s view as set out in the House on Monday remained: that this was a workable solution which had been agreed with cross-party support and it was time for the press to get on and set up the independent self-regulator.

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Cyprus

Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned by the vote in the Cypriot parliament yesterday, the PMOS said that it was clearly in everyone’s interests for Cyprus to tackle its financial difficulties and that that there was stability in the Eurozone – especially as a major export market for the UK. He said that discussions […]

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Syria

Asked if the Prime Minister had discussions with anyone about the alleged chemical or biological weapons attacks in Syria, the PMOS confirmed that British authorities were working with a range of international partners to establish the facts. He referred lobby to the FCO statement issued yesterday and said that the Prime Minister’s view is that […]

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