» Wednesday, May 4, 2011Usama Bin Laden
Asked if there had been any more contacts or detail of the circumstances surrounding Usama Bin Laden’s death, the PMS said that she had nothing to add to what the Prime Minister had said yesterday. Asked when the Prime Minister was updated with the revised version of events, the PMS replied that we had regular discussions with the White House, but we would not be giving a running commentary on those discussions. When asked if the Prime Minister had a problem with the news that Usama bin Laden had been shot and not captured, as was originally reported, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been very clear in the House; the Prime Minister welcomed the fact that Usama Bin Laden was dead and the PMS advised journalists to speak to the US administration on the details of the operation. Asked if the Prime Minister had seen pictures of Usama Bin Laden’s body, the PMS replied that he had not seen any pictures. Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on whether the US should release the pictures, the PMS replied that it was entirely a matter for the US administration. On whether the pictures had been shared with anyone in the British Government, the PMS replied that she was not aware of anyone seeing the pictures and thought it unlikely. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Search for related news Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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