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Rawnsley book

Asked if the Prime Minister or anyone in Downing Street was co-operating with Andrew Rawnsley on a book the PMOS said that we were not aware that we were co-operating with a book. Being the innocent souls that we were we had checked with Andrew Rawnsley and he was not aware that he had a book pending. That would suggest that, not only were we not co-operating with a book, but that there was no such book. It was a question for Andrew Rawnsley as to whether he was writing a book.

Asked if the Prime Minister had given an interview to Andrew Rawnsley the PMOS confirmed that he had had a conversation, much as he had with other people all the time. It was also not unknown for journalists, even some of those in this room, to travel with him and talk to him as he travelled.

Asked what the purpose of the conversation had been the PMOS said that it had been to inform Andrew Rawnsley of the Prime Minister’s views at that particular time. Asked if the Prime Minister’s views had changed the PMOS said that as circumstances changed, the Prime Minister’s views evolved.

Asked if he was disappointed that the interview had not seen the light of day the PMOS said that it had not been that kind of interview. Asked on what date Andrew Rawnsley had conducted the interview the PMOS said that it had been on the Prime Minister’s flight to Scotland.

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