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» Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Welfare Reform Bill

Asked whether there was unanimity on the Welfare Reform Bill and the way ahead, the PMS confirmed the Bill had been discussed in Cabinet under parliamentary business and that the intention was to overturn all amendments. original source.

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Falklands

Asked if the Prime Minister thought the deployment of HMS Dauntless in the South Atlantic was provocative to Argentina, the PMS replied no and, in response to a supplementary question, said there were no plans for the Prime Minister to visit the Falklands in the near future. original source.

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» Monday, January 30, 2012

Morning Press Briefing from 30 January 2012

Wednesday 1 February 2012 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on Syria, bonuses, Europe and Scotland original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Morning Press Briefing from 30 January 2012

Wednesday 1 February 2012 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on Syria, bonuses, Europe and Scotland original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Morning Press Briefing from 30 January 2012

Wednesday 1 February 2012 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on Syria, bonuses, Europe and Scotland original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Syria

Asked for details about the Foreign Secretary’s (FS) trip to New York, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled media that Government hoped to agree a United Nations Security Council Resolution this week, the international community had repeatedly called on President Assad to stop the killing and repression of civilians. Asked for details about […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Syria

Asked for details about the Foreign Secretary’s (FS) trip to New York, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled media that Government hoped to agree a United Nations Security Council Resolution this week, the international community had repeatedly called on President Assad to stop the killing and repression of civilians. Asked for details about […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Syria

Asked for details about the Foreign Secretary’s (FS) trip to New York, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled media that Government hoped to agree a United Nations Security Council Resolution this week, the international community had repeatedly called on President Assad to stop the killing and repression of civilians. Asked for details about […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Bonuses

Asked if the other senior members of the RBS team should also renege on their bonuses, the PMS said bonus arrangements had been put in place by the previous administration, RBS was left in a complete mess and it was important that the RBS management team got on with the job. Progress is being made […]

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Bonuses

Asked if the other senior members of the RBS team should also renege on their bonuses, the PMS said bonus arrangements had been put in place by the previous administration, RBS was left in a complete mess and it was important that the RBS management team got on with the job. Progress is being made […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Bonuses

Asked if the other senior members of the RBS team should also renege on their bonuses, the PMS said bonus arrangements had been put in place by the previous administration, RBS was left in a complete mess and it was important that the RBS management team got on with the job. Progress is being made […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Europe

Asked why Government would be happy for EU institutions to play a role in the fiscal pact when previously the PM had said this would not happen, the PMS said the position had not changed. We need to see a solution in the Eurozone and its in Britain’s national interest to be constructive, open-minded and […]

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Europe

Asked why Government would be happy for EU institutions to play a role in the fiscal pact when previously the PM had said this would not happen, the PMS said the position had not changed. We need to see a solution in the Eurozone and its in Britain’s national interest to be constructive, open-minded and […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Europe

Asked why Government would be happy for EU institutions to play a role in the fiscal pact when previously the PM had said this would not happen, the PMS said the position had not changed. We need to see a solution in the Eurozone and its in Britain’s national interest to be constructive, open-minded and […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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