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» Monday, October 31, 2011

Liam Fox

Asked whether the Prime Minister looked forward to the return of Liam Fox to the front bench, the PMS pointed out that he had resigned only a few days ago. Asked if Fox was therefore getting his hopes up unnecessarily, the PMS said that it was unsurprising that he has aspirations to return to the […]

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Liam Fox

Asked whether the Prime Minister looked forward to the return of Liam Fox to the front bench, the PMS pointed out that he had resigned only a few days ago. Asked if Fox was therefore getting his hopes up unnecessarily, the PMS said that it was unsurprising that he has aspirations to return to the […]

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

Liam Fox

Asked whether the Prime Minister looked forward to the return of Liam Fox to the front bench, the PMS pointed out that he had resigned only a few days ago. Asked if Fox was therefore getting his hopes up unnecessarily, the PMS said that it was unsurprising that he has aspirations to return to the […]

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

Prince of Wales consent

Asked if the Prime Minister was content for the Prince of Wales to have power of veto over some bills, the PMS explained that it was established protocol as set out in Erskine May, 24th edition 2011 page 663. She quoted the relevant section: the Prince’s consent is required for a bill which affects the […]

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

Prince of Wales consent

Asked if the Prime Minister was content for the Prince of Wales to have power of veto over some bills, the PMS explained that it was established protocol as set out in Erskine May, 24th edition 2011 page 663. She quoted the relevant section: the Prince’s consent is required for a bill which affects the […]

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

Prince of Wales consent

Asked if the Prime Minister was content for the Prince of Wales to have power of veto over some bills, the PMS explained that it was established protocol as set out in Erskine May, 24th edition 2011 page 663. She quoted the relevant section: the Prince’s consent is required for a bill which affects the […]

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

Daylight Savings Bill

Asked whether Number 10 no longer supported the Daylight Savings Time Bill following comments by the Prime Minister in the Financial Times that Britain boasts the most favourable time zone in the world, the PMS reminded Lobby that the Prime Minister had said there should be consensus across the United Kingdom on Daylight Savings time. […]

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

Daylight Savings Bill

Asked whether Number 10 no longer supported the Daylight Savings Time Bill following comments by the Prime Minister in the Financial Times that Britain boasts the most favourable time zone in the world, the PMS reminded Lobby that the Prime Minister had said there should be consensus across the United Kingdom on Daylight Savings time. […]

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

Daylight Savings Bill

Asked whether Number 10 no longer supported the Daylight Savings Time Bill following comments by the Prime Minister in the Financial Times that Britain boasts the most favourable time zone in the world, the PMS reminded Lobby that the Prime Minister had said there should be consensus across the United Kingdom on Daylight Savings time. […]

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

Economy

Asked to comment on ONS statistics which claim the poorest fifth of Britons are paying more VAT than the richest fifth, the PMS said that it was clear that we need to tackle the deficit in the country and deal with debts in order to get the economy back on track and as a result […]

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

Economy

Asked to comment on ONS statistics which claim the poorest fifth of Britons are paying more VAT than the richest fifth, the PMS said that it was clear that we need to tackle the deficit in the country and deal with debts in order to get the economy back on track and as a result […]

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

Economy

Asked to comment on ONS statistics which claim the poorest fifth of Britons are paying more VAT than the richest fifth, the PMS said that it was clear that we need to tackle the deficit in the country and deal with debts in order to get the economy back on track and as a result […]

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

OECD forecast

Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to the OECD downgrading its growth forecast for Europe to 0.3%, the PMS said the Treasury would be responding to this but that it reflects the ongoing uncertainty in the global economy and the crisis in the Eurozone. She referred to the Prime Minister’s comments from the weekend that […]

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

OECD forecast

Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to the OECD downgrading its growth forecast for Europe to 0.3%, the PMS said the Treasury would be responding to this but that it reflects the ongoing uncertainty in the global economy and the crisis in the Eurozone. She referred to the Prime Minister’s comments from the weekend that […]

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

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