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» Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Leveson
Asked whether the PMS could clarify the number of times Rupert Murdoch had met the PM, the PMS said that Downing Street had published a list of all the PM’s meetings. Asked to clarify on the rules for ministers on competition referral decisions, the PMS said that the principles of the process were to assure […]
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Leveson
Asked whether the PMS could clarify the number of times Rupert Murdoch had met the PM, the PMS said that Downing Street had published a list of all the PM’s meetings. Asked to clarify on the rules for ministers on competition referral decisions, the PMS said that the principles of the process were to assure […]
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Economy
Asked whether the PM was planning to make a speech about the economy, the PMS said the Government was going to stick to its plans on the economy, reducing the deficit to keep interest rates low. Asked whether the PM agreed that the recession had been made in Downing Street, the PMS said that the […]
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Economy
Asked whether the PM was planning to make a speech about the economy, the PMS said the Government was going to stick to its plans on the economy, reducing the deficit to keep interest rates low. Asked whether the PM agreed that the recession had been made in Downing Street, the PMS said that the […]
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» Monday, April 23, 2012
Press briefing afternoon Tuesday 23 April
Monday 23 April 2012 The IMF and a Scottish Referendum were discussed at this press briefing
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Press briefing afternoon Tuesday 23 April
Monday 23 April 2012 The IMF and a Scottish Referendum were discussed at this press briefing
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Qatada
Asked to endorse the position explained by the Prime Minister this morning on Abu Qatada and to explain what that position was, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that our view was that the deadline was at midnight on Monday and we based that view on the Treaty, the legal precedents and on the contacts […]
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Qatada
Asked to endorse the position explained by the Prime Minister this morning on Abu Qatada and to explain what that position was, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that our view was that the deadline was at midnight on Monday and we based that view on the Treaty, the legal precedents and on the contacts […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked about the Prime Minister’s comments on Radio 4 when he said the Government had to do better, the PMS said he was being asked about a number of issues over the past few weeks, he was simply making the point that all governments go through periods when things are going well and less well.
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Miscellaneous
Asked about the Prime Minister’s comments on Radio 4 when he said the Government had to do better, the PMS said he was being asked about a number of issues over the past few weeks, he was simply making the point that all governments go through periods when things are going well and less well.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Scottish Referendum
Asked if the Prime Minister had said that he was not fussy about the Scottish Independence Referendum being held in 2014, the PMS said his view hadn’t changed on this issue. We had been consulting on this issue, there would no doubt be some discussions that flowed from that between this Government and the Scottish […]
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Scottish Referendum
Asked if the Prime Minister had said that he was not fussy about the Scottish Independence Referendum being held in 2014, the PMS said his view hadn’t changed on this issue. We had been consulting on this issue, there would no doubt be some discussions that flowed from that between this Government and the Scottish […]
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IMF
Put that Alistair Darling had backed the Chancellor and was that welcome support, the PMS said that we thought it was the right thing to ensure that the IMF was properly resourced and able to deal with the risks in the global economy and it was welcome if other people agreed with that view. […]
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IMF
Put that Alistair Darling had backed the Chancellor and was that welcome support, the PMS said that we thought it was the right thing to ensure that the IMF was properly resourced and able to deal with the risks in the global economy and it was welcome if other people agreed with that view. […]
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