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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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» Monday, May 9, 2011

Privacy Law

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the Master of Rolls needed to look into the issue of privacy law more speedily given the high level of concern over injunctions and super injunctions, the PMS said that her understanding was that the Master of Rolls report would be published soon, and the Prime Minister wanted […]

Scotland

Asked if the Prime Minister thought there should be a second referendum on Scottish independence to sort out the terms and conditions if the first referendum was successful, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s position remained as set out last week: it was up to the Scottish Parliament if they wanted a referendum. The […]

NHS

Asked if the Government would continue to deliver on the NHS reforms, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the listening exercise would continue. Asked whether the listening exercise included the Health Secretary, the PMS replied that the Health Secretary was very engaged in the listening exercise. Asked about a timescale for […]

Scotland

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should have a say in whether Scotland became independent, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s views on a referendum were very clear. If the Scottish Parliament voted for a referendum, then there would be one, but the Prime Minister was […]

Strike Laws

Asked if the Government would be changing the strike laws, in particular the threshold, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made clear that he would look at arguments for any changes. original source.

Greece

Asked about any implications for the UK if there was a further bail-out, the PMS replied that the bail-out was currently between the IMF and the Eurozone and as things stood, there was no proposal for the UK to participate in any further bail-outs. As the Chancellor had said, we did not want to be […]

Regional Cabinet

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that Cabinet meetings in the regions had been a success and would there be more of them, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was keen to take the Cabinet out to the regions. It was important that the Cabinet listened to local concerns and that they were visible […]

» Friday, May 6, 2011

7/7 Inquest

Asked for a reaction to the outcomes of the Inquest, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that today was a very significant day, but advised journalists to wait and hear what Lady Justice Hallet had to say in full. The Government’s position was that it had supported and cooperated with the Inquest […]

» Thursday, May 5, 2011

Libya

Asked for any information or agreed measures following the discussions in Rome, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the talks were ongoing and advised journalists to wait to see what came out of the meeting. The PMS added that the Foreign Secretary had spoken to media earlier today and had said […]

Super-Injunctions

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on MPs using Parliamentary privilege to circumvent the super-injunction law, the PMS replied that she was not aware of the Prime Minister expressing a view on the issue, but he had expressed a view on privacy laws and had made clear that they should be looked at. […]

Strike Legislation

Asked about a possible minimum threshold for strikes, the PMS said she would refer journalists back to the Prime Minister’s comments in PMQs in January, where he had said that he was happy to look into the arguments being made. original source.

Libya

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that we should fund the rebels in Libya, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Foreign Secretary was at the Libya Contact Group in Rome today and we should wait for the outcome of those talks. They would be discussing various issues including actions to counter arms smuggling; […]

Strikes

Asked about the Prime Minister’s reaction to the Mayor of London’s accusation that he was being lily-livered’ over strike laws, the PMS referred to PMQs in January when the Prime Minister had been asked if he agreed that any union ballot that led to industrial action should have the majority support of those entitled to […]

Israel

Asked what the Prime Minister had said to Prime Minister Netanyahu about the UK’s position if Israel didn’t engage in real peace talks, the PMS said that in some respects that was getting into the grounds of speculation – we needed to see through the current deal. The Prime Minister had been clear that we […]

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» Monday, May 9, 2011

Privacy Law

Scotland

NHS

Scotland

Strike Laws

Greece

Regional Cabinet

» Friday, May 6, 2011

7/7 Inquest

» Thursday, May 5, 2011

Libya

Super-Injunctions

Strike Legislation

Libya

Strikes

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