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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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» Saturday, February 12, 2011

Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the outcome of the referendum on Southern Sudan. Read more: The Prime Minister said: ‘”I welcome today’s announcement of the results of the referendum on Southern Sudan. “This moment is testament to the leaders in both North and South Sudan who ensured a credible and peaceful […]

» Thursday, February 10, 2011

Prisoner Voting

Asked if one of the options the Government was considering was not allowing any prisoners to vote, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that we were looking at the options and it was not right to speculate about what we may or may not do before that work had been completed. There had been a […]

Egypt

Asked if the Government was still monitoring events in Egypt, the PMS said yes. The continuing protests were now larger than ever and it was our conclusion that more change was required urgently. Asked what kind of change was required, the PMS said that it needed to be an Egyptian-led process. We thought that there […]

AV Vote

Asked if the Deputy Prime Minister had cancelled his foreign trip this week because there were concerns about the AV Bill, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said no. It was well known that there had been a lot of debate on this Bill in the House of Lords and it would be coming back to […]

GCHQ Visit

Asked why the Prime Minister was visiting GCHQ today, the PMS said that it had been the Prime Minister’s intention to visit GCHQ for some time. The issue of cyber security was one that we raised and prioritised in the context of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. original source.

Council Leaders Letter

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Eric Pickles that cuts to local councils should be frontloaded despite opposition from some councils as outlined in an open letter released today, the PMS said that there was an element of frontloading in the Spending Review (SR) settlement because it had to add up. Put that in […]

Prisoner Voting

Asked if the Government recognised the figure of 143million in regards to possible compensation payments to prisoners, the PMS said no; there were a number of cases outstanding but compensation would be determined by court, which meant nobody would be able to say for certain what the figure would be. Asked what the latest legal […]

Egypt

Asked if there was any update on the situation in Egypt, the PMS said that our position remained the same: given the fact that continuing protests were larger than ever we would say that more urgent change was necessary. original source.

» Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Prisoner Voting

Put that there had been two conflicting Government views today in that the Justice Minister had said that some prisoners would be given the right to vote but that the Prime Minister said that he didn’t see why prisoners should get the vote, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that there would be a debate […]

Military Covenant

Asked if the Military Covenant was legally binding, the PMS said that the fact that we had to deliver on the Military Covenant would be legally binding. We had never had a Military Covenant and in the Coalition Agreement we were clear about commitments to the armed forces, some of which we had started delivering […]

Sure Start

Asked if the Prime Minister had given a full and accurate representation of Sure Start funding at PMQs this afternoon, the PMS said that we were committed to Sure Start Children’s Centres, which played a crucial role in early intervention. There was enough money in the Early Intervention Grant to retain a network of Sure […]

Prisoner voting

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with Kenneth Clarke that some prisoners would have to be given the vote, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there was a process ongoing and we were looking at legal advice. There was a vote on the issue tomorrow and the PMS advised people to […]

Military Covenant

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about claims that the military covenant had been broken, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s views on the armed forces were well known. The Prime Minister believed that our service personnel made an extraordinary contribution to British life and those serving on the front line risked their […]

Trade

Asked what the Prime Minister thought about the trade figures released today which showed a 9.2bn gap, a record since figures began in 1980, the PMS replied that the OBR, the IMF and the OECD were all predicting a strong 2011 for trade. We were publishing the Trade and Investment White Paper today, which would […]

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