» Tuesday, November 30, 2004
David Blunkett/Budd Review
Asked if the Government accepted that following reports of a second investigation regarding the Home Secretary, things were starting to "unravel" and if there were to be even more investigations, was the Government happy about them, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman replied no and yes - i.e. no, things were not starting to unravel, and yes, we were quite happy if other people wanted to investigate. An inquiry had been set up to review the most serious allegation.
Asked if the Home Secretary was going to pay back the money for train tickets, the PMOS referred the journalist to the Home Office for an answer.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Deepcut
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on what sort of inquiry Deepcut should be, the PMOS replied that what was important was people wanted to be assured that we had got to the bottom of the allegations, but the nature of those allegations made it difficult to investigate. The MOD would brief on the terms of the review.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Northern Ireland
Asked if the PMOS was still saying nothing about Northern Ireland, he replied yes. He continued that he had given up on the optimism-pessimism vein a while ago, and that what would be, would be.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
David Blunkett/Alan Budd Review
Asked if the Prime Minister had prejudiced the Budd Review yesterday with his comments about David Blunkett, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) repeated what he had told journalists yesterday which was that there was a distinction between the Prime Minister expressing his confidence and trust in the Home Secretary, and waiting for the outcome of the Budd Review. The Prime Minister is quite content to wait for the final outcome of the review, and his comments were not in any way presetting that outcome. The entire point of Alan Budd undertaking the review was that he was an independent person who would make an independent assessment of the facts.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (3)
Deepcut
Asked if the Surrey Police report on Deepcut was the reason for looking again at the prospect of holding an inquiry into the deaths of 4 recruits who died at Deepcut Barracks, the PMOS replied that Adam Ingram was going to be making a statement in the House at 12.30, and would therefore prefer to leave it up to him. As the PMOS understood it, the problem was about witnesses not coming forward to testify, but it would be addressed in more detail later.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (5)
Prime Minister’s Meetings
Asked what the Prime Minister would be saying with Senator McCain during their meeting later today, the PMOS said they would talk on a variety of issues, including climate change.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Guantanamo Bay
Asked if there was any comment to a recent Red Cross article about Guantanamo Bay detainees being tortured, the PMOS said it was a matter for the US Administration to respond to.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
Northern Ireland
Asked if there was anything new to add to the Northern Ireland talks, the PMOS replied that last week he had told journalists that progress was measured in inverse proportions to how much was said; this week, he was saying nothing.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Countryside Alliance
Asked what the Government was doing to stop the Countryside Alliance publishing on its website times, dates and places of senior Ministers' meetings, the PMOS said that until he had sought further advice, he could not comment on it.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Iran
Asked if the Prime Minister had aired a reaction to the IAEA's endorsement of the Iran/EU deal, and could it be considered a success, the PMOS said in terms of Iran, the Government welcomed the resolution, as it demonstrated the international community's determination to work with the Iranian Government, and the important issue was, however, that it was ongoing work. The Board's emphasis was the need for Iran to sustain the full suspension so that the investigation into all the remaining issues could be completed. We urged Iran to extend full and prompt cooperation to the Director General and his team to complete the investigations.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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