Downing Street Says ... Every day the Prime Minister’s Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as ‘the lobby’ for a topical chat, or ‘briefing’.

Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'.

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» Thursday, May 12, 2011

FIFA

Asked if the Prime Minister would support a live television debate to help determine who should be the next President of FIFA, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s view was that anything that allowed the candidates to set out their views on the future of football would be a good thing. Put that the […]

Policing and Crime Bill

Asked what would happen to the Bill after it was voted against in the Lords, the PMS said it would come back to the House of Commons; the policy was very clearly set out in the Coalition document and that was the Government’s policy. Asked if the Government had been warned in advance that this […]

Libya

Asked about allied support for setting up an independent radio station and funding for police uniforms, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had said that we would be providing additional support to the INTC, including police body armour and help and advice on setting up an independent broadcasting service. When asked what evidence there […]

» Wednesday, May 11, 2011

We now podcast PMQs

Hi All, Quick post from the people who run DSS, but we now podcast PMQs. RSS feed here

» Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Super-Injunctions

Put that Jeremy Hunt had said that he was going to sit down with Ken Clarke to see what could be done about super-injunctions, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that this was about finding the right balance between individual’s rights of privacy and the right to freedom of expression and transparency. The Prime Minister […]

World Cup Bid

Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on allegations made by Lord Triesman that FIFA executives had acted improperly, the PMS said that the FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, had said that the claims were being investigated and action would be taken if there was evidence of wrongdoing, which was something we welcomed. The PMS went on […]

David Laws

Asked if the Prime Minister wanted David Laws to return to Government, the PMS confirmed that the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister had both said in the past that they hoped one day that David Laws would return to Government. The Deputy Prime Minister had also said that we would await the report from […]

Universities

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to David Willets, the PMS said he had not. Asked if the Prime Minister regretted the confusion over the idea of allowing students to buy university places, the PMS said that there was no confusion. The PMS went on to advise that there would be a White Paper […]

Scotland

Asked if a UK wide referendum was needed, the PMS said there was nothing to add to what had already been said and that this was a matter for the Scottish Parliament and we wouldn’t stand in the way of a referendum. original source.

Coalition First Anniversary

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there had been a discussion at Cabinet this morning on the implementation of the Programme for Government over the past year. The message from Oliver Letwin and Danny Alexander at Cabinet was that the Government had done a lot of what it had set out to do over […]

Fixed Term Parliament Bill

Asked about the timetable for the Fixed Term Parliament Bill, the PMS said that the Bill was currently at the Report Stage in the House of Lords. original source.

Scotland

Asked if the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore had spoken at Cabinet about the Scottish referendum, the PMS said that Michael Moore had updated Cabinet on the issues related to Scotland following on from the elections last week. Asked if the Prime Minister contributed to the conversation, the PMS said yes. The Prime […]

Universities

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that rich students should be allowed to buy places at university, the PMS said that our universities policy had been designed to do two things; firstly, to deal with the sustainability of university finances, which required us to take some difficult decisions about the way the cost was shared […]

» Monday, May 9, 2011

Health

Put that the Prime Minister needed to concentrate in NHS reform, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was focussing on modernising public services, which the NHS was part of. The Prime Minister was also involved in work this week on trade and youth employment. Asked if the Prime Minister was confident […]

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» Thursday, May 12, 2011

FIFA

Policing and Crime Bill

Libya

» Wednesday, May 11, 2011

We now podcast PMQs

» Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Super-Injunctions

World Cup Bid

David Laws

Universities

Scotland

Coalition First Anniversary

Fixed Term Parliament Bill

Scotland

Universities

» Monday, May 9, 2011

Health

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