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Press Briefing 5 November 2012 – afternoon

Monday 5 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Wales child abuse inquiries and electoral reforms.

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Press Briefing 15 March afternoon

Thursday 15 March 2012 Same sex marriages, PIP implants and fuel poverty were among topics discussed at the 10 Downing Street press briefing original source.

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British Gas

The PMS drew the journalists’ attention to today’s British Gas reduction in residential prices. This is good news, especially as this will take effect immediately. It is welcomed by government and more so by consumers. We continue to look to all energy companies to reduce prices as fast as they can. Consumers deserve the lowest […]

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Prime Minister 

I’m delighted with the state of relations between Britain and India. I think there’s been really good progress on lots of the economic, trade and commercial ties; a lot of interest in healthcare, education, energy, infrastructure. All the feedback I’ve had from the enormous business delegation I thought has been very positive. I think they’ve […]

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Biden talks

Questioned about the Prime Minister’s (PM) meeting with Vice President Biden, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that they had not had discussed Britain’s membership of the EU. Asked whether the shared ambition to start formal negotiations on Free Trade was a new commitment, the PMS said the PM had made his views clear in […]

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Benefits

Asked whether the PM and Chancellor were going to look at the proposed change in benefits for those with spare rooms in social housing, the PMS said that the plans were exactly as the Government had set out. They were part of an important programme of welfare reform that the Government was pursuing.

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Scottish referendum

Asked to clarify what the PM had said to Angus Robertson MP at PMQs, the PMS said that the PM’s words would be published in Hansard the following day. Asked if the PM had sworn in PMQs when the microphone was cut off, she said absolutely not. With regards to the broader point of the […]

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Mali

Questioned on the Government’s assistance to French and Malian forces in Mali, the PMS said that the PM had previously made his position clear on the reasons for offering support. Talks on the situation were ongoing in Brussels and Addis Ababa.

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Update

The PMS provided a diary update to the Lobby, and said that the PM will join a scheduled meeting between Lord Green and Prince Al-Waleed of the Kingdom Holding Company in Downing Street this afternoon. Discussions would be focussed on commercial interests between the UK and Saudi Arabia, as part of ongoing discussions about Britain’s […]

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Leveson

Asked about this afternoon’s cross-party talks on Leveson, the PMS said they had been constructive and were ongoing.

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