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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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» Thursday, January 27, 2011

Business

The PMS was asked whether the Prime Minister thought it was appropriate for the Business Secretary to joke about bankers. He replied that it was just that a joke. Asked what the Prime Minister’s reaction was to the union response that the new employment tribunal regulations were a sackers’ charter , the PMS replied that […]

Fuel

Asked about the Chancellor’s comments on fuel duty and the Prime Minister’s view, the PMS answered that the Chancellor would make his decision in the Budget. original source.

Phone Hacking

Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the latest developments in the News of the World phone hacking story, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had not discussed it with the Prime Minister. Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting with Rupert Murdoch tomorrow, the PMS said he would […]

Weather

Asked if the relevant Cabinet Ministers had been put on alert in preparation for the possibility of more bad weather, the PMS said that there were contingency plans in place and they were updated on a regular basis. original source.

AV Bill

Asked if there were any further updates on the Bill, the PMS replied that we were in a similar position to where we were yesterday. The PMS said that we were examining our options and discussions were taking place. original source.

Gerry Adams

Asked about Gerry Adams resigning as an MP, the PMS replied that Gerry Adams had asked to resign. He had written to the Speaker setting out his intentions and the only method available for someone wanting to resign was to take up a position such as the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds. […]

Nimrod

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the analysis of the former defence chiefs in regard to the scrapping of the RAF Nimrods, the PMS replied that he did not. We had set out our decision on this at the time of the Strategic Defence and Security Review; not only were we dealing with a […]

Forest Consultation

Put that if charities or councils did not have enough money to buy areas of forests, wouldn’t the land be bought up by wealthy individuals, the PMS replied that we had begun a consultation today and there seemed to be a lot of preconceptions about what we were saying. The Government would not be selling […]

» Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Economy

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Ken Clarke that it could take two or three years to secure the economic recovery, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had not seen the Justice Secretary’s words. The PMS said that what was certainly true was that the economy was hit by […]

Egypt

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on what was happening in Egypt, the PMS replied that the Foreign Secretary had put out a statement on the situation. original source.

Peers

Asked if the Prime Minister met with cross-bench Peers today, the PMS said that there was a meeting earlier today and no doubt, recent events in the Lords were one of the things discussed. On whether the Prime Minister urged peers to back a guillotine for the AV Bill, the PMS replied that he was […]

GDP Figures

Asked if the Prime Minister was confident there wouldn’t be a double dip recession, the PMS said that it was worth noting what the ONS itself had said about the impact of the cold weather on this quarter. It was also worth noting the negative contribution from construction, which was historically a very volatile part […]

GDP Figures

AV Bill

Asked for his view on a possible guillotine’ or timetabling for the Lords, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we were looking at the options. Asked at what point did things become critical in terms of the passage of the Bill, the PMS replied that as he understood it, it had […]

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» Thursday, January 27, 2011

Business

Fuel

Phone Hacking

Weather

AV Bill

Gerry Adams

Nimrod

Forest Consultation

» Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Economy

Egypt

Peers

GDP Figures

GDP Figures

AV Bill

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