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Asked to clarify the position of the Prime Minister with regard to being a Member of Parliament (MP) as reported on the Press Association newswire, the PMOS said the announcement next week would be solely about the Prime Minister as leader of the Labour Party. The Prime Minister has made no decision whatsoever to stand down as an MP and very firmly remains an MP for Sedgefield and proud of it.

Asked if the Prime Minister would be setting out whether or not he would be remaining as an MP until the next General Election, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister will simply talk next week about his position as leader of the Labour Party.

Asked if the PMOS was separating what was a Party matter from a Government matter, was the PMOS able to say what the Prime Minister would say next week if it is solely to do with the leadership of the Labour Party, the PMOS said that he had been authorised this morning to say that the Prime Minister has made no decision whatsoever about standing down as an MP. The PMOS added, as he had said yesterday, we do have to be very clear, next week is about his position as Party leader; it is not about his position as Prime Minister.

Asked to clarify what exactly the PMOS meant by the Prime Minister has made no decision whatsoever, the PMOS said that he meant precisely that the Prime Minister has made no decision what so ever. In fact the Prime Minister has indicated that himself in the past, on the record.

Asked if it was the PMOS’s understanding that the assumption that he will stay on as an MP until the next election is based on John Burton, the PMOS said that he would not get into textual analysis on this matter, nor would he get into textual analysis on the things that John Burton has said as that is not the role of the PMOS.

Asked if it was surprising that the Prime Minister had made no decision, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister will take this as he finds it and make his mind up when he does.

Asked if the Prime Minister had been considering stepping down, the PMOS said again that was trying to get him to give a running commentary and he would not do that.

Asked if Wednesday or Thursday would be a busier day for reporters, the PMOS said that he would be very busy on Tuesday and that is where his focus was and that is all he would say.

Asked if the Prime Minister would be in Chequers next Friday, the PMOS said that we would brief next week next week.

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