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Chancellor

Asked if the Prime Minister expected the Chancellor to withdraw his remarks about not believing "a word he said anymore", the PMOS replied that it was a matter for the Chancellor and the Treasury to deal with. The Prime Minister had said on Sunday he was not going to comment further on the book other than what he had said in September, and that still remained the case.

Asked if the partnership between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor was still one of the strengths of the Government, the PMOS said: yes.

Asked if there was any suggestion in Whitehall that the narrative between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor was causing problems for policy makers, the PMOS said what people should judge by was the record of the Government. This record could be seen in terms of domestic policies, setting out a vision for the future, the five-year plans and how we responded to the tsunami disaster. We were also playing a very active role with the Chancellor this week in Africa by echoing the Government’s policy toward African development issues. The PMOS concluded that the Prime Minister’s role with the Middle East was another key area that should be judged.

Asked again if the "row" was stopping people doing their work, the PMOS said the five-year plans showed that Government policy proceeded apace.

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