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» Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Bloody Sunday review

Asked how important the Prime Minister saw today and the publication of the Bloody Sunday review, the PMS said that the Prime Minister obviously saw this as a very important moment, but people needed to wait for this afternoon’s statement for details.

Asked who the Prime Minister had been speaking to ahead of today’s publication, the PMS said that the Northern Ireland Secretary of State had been the lead on the Bloody Sunday review, and as such he had been speaking to all the relevant players. The Secretary of State had briefed the Prime Minister.

Asked if the Prime Minister spent last night reading the review, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and the Northern Ireland Secretary had received the review twenty-four hours in advance, and the Prime Minister had been thoroughly briefed by officials.

Asked if the Prime Minister felt that the review had been set up in the right way, the PMS said that the Justice Secretary of State’s comments on the process of the review had been discussed yesterday, and the Prime Minister echoed those views.

Asked if the Prime Minister would think it right for prosecutions to be made, the PMS said that there were very strict arrangements around the release of the Bloody Sunday review, and as such no one in Government would get involved in speculation about what we may or may not do depending on what the review says.

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