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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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» Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Misc

Asked about Franco-Italian plans to impose border restrictions within Europe, the PMS replied that a view had not been expressed at Cabinet. original source.

» Monday, April 18, 2011

Prime Minister’s meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny

Asked if the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach would discuss the bilateral loan rate of interest, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach would discuss a number of different issues including Northern Ireland, the upcoming State visit to Ireland, as well as European issues. In terms of the rate […]

Libya

Asked what the Prime Minister had meant when he said over the weekend that there was more we could do in Libya, the PMS said that our approach was to see what more we could do to increase pressure on the regime politically, diplomatically and militarily, in order to fulfil our obligations under the UN […]

Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy with Whitehall’s procedures regarding redacting documents under the FOI Act, the PMS said that we were asking departments to look again at their procedures to make sure they were robust. original source.

» Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Health Event

The PMS informed journalists that the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary would launch the listening exercise as referred to in the Health Secretary’s statement on Monday at an event tomorrow. Asked what the aim of the listening exercise was and why the Prime Minister and the Government felt it was necessary, the […]

Pakistan Aid

Asked if the aid for Pakistan announced by the Prime Minister was over and above what has already been given, the PMS said it was certainly from the overall Department for International Development (DfID) budget, but referred journalists to DfID to check whether it is specific to the Pakistan programme. It is a new announcement […]

Tuition Fees

When asked about the education committee trying to put a 3% limit on how much interest students can be charged on tuition fees, the PMS said that not all universities had come forward with the fees they were going to charge. The Government’s position was very clear that charging anything above the 6,000 figure quoted […]

Internships

Asked whether the Prime Minister employed any interns, the PMS explained that there is a secondment programme within government for officials, but no internship programme like the one announced today. Asked whether the Prime Minister had ever been an intern, the PMS referred journalists to political advisors. original source.

Oliver Letwin Comments

Asked whether Oliver Letwin would apologise after the Prime Minister confirmed he had made remarks about Sheffield, the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman (PMS) told the assembled press that it was not practice to comment on private conversations and referred them to the comments made by both Oliver Letwin and the Prime Minister earlier in the day. […]

Libya

Asked which Minister was leading the debate on UK humanitarian aid to Libya, the PMS told journalists that it would be Andrew Mitchell. Asked whether discussions were taking place today with the EU about lifting EU sanctions against Musa Kusa following comments by the Foreign Secretary yesterday, the PMS referred journalists to the Foreign Office. […]

Tuition Fees

Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about plans by universities such as the University of Central Lancashire to charge the maximum amount of 9,000, the PMS replied that the expectation has always been that universities would only charge 9,000 as an exception, not the norm. There is a process in place with the Office […]

» Monday, April 4, 2011

Health

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the Health Secretary today, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and Andrew Lansley spoke on a regular basis and they had spoken today. Asked what was said and if they had spoken over the phone or met face-to-face, the PMS said that, as […]

Oliver Letwin Comments

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that Oliver Letwin should apologise for comments about not wanting more people from Sheffield going on cheap holidays, the PMS said that they were alleged private comments and the Prime Minister thought that everyone should be able to go on holiday wherever they liked. original source.

Libya

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told journalists that there would be an update from the Foreign Secretary this afternoon. The Foreign Office had confirmed over the weekend that officials would be meeting with the Scottish Crown Office later today to take forward their request to meet Musa Kusa, who remained at a safe location. The […]

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» Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Misc

» Monday, April 18, 2011

Prime Minister’s meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny

Libya

Misc

» Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Health Event

Pakistan Aid

Tuition Fees

Internships

Oliver Letwin Comments

Libya

Tuition Fees

» Monday, April 4, 2011

Health

Oliver Letwin Comments

Libya

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