» Monday, July 17, 2006
G8-Middle East Crisis
Asked whether the Prime Minister had offered to go to the Middle East to prepare the groundwork, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that he had not yet spoken to the Prime Minister but he suspected that this was a result the live mike situation. The Prime Minister would be giving a press conference within the hour so people could ask him directly then.
Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Sir Gulam Noon
Asked what reconstruction purpose had been for the 300 paratroopers that had taken part in an organised assault against the Taliban in the Sangin Valley, the PMOS said that we had made it clear right from the beginning, and indeed the John Reid speech that had been widely part-quoted had made clear that British forces, whilst there was no desire to take part in action, would do so if it was to guard the reconstruction effort. This was what people had seen, we had always made it clear that reconstruction also meant creating the security circumstances to allow reconstruction to take place.
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» Friday, July 14, 2006
Cash for Honours
Asked if it was still the case that there had not yet been an approach from the police to question the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that was correct.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
Grace and Favour homes
Asked if there had been any decisions yet on grace and favour homes, the PMOS said that he was not aware of any developments.
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Middle East Crisis
Put that the Prime Minister had said we were in full support of Israel, but there seemed to be more anxiety than usual about what their actions might be, and what were the feelings about it all, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister viewed the current situation as very serious. The Prime Minister also reiterated that the kidnapped soldiers should be released. All sides needed to act with restraint, because the reality was that at some point, we needed to get back to the roadmap and negotiations, and we needed to do so urgently. It was precisely to stop this kind of escalation that we needed to get back to negotiations.
Briefing took place at 16:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Thursday, July 13, 2006
Lord Levy
Asked if there was any change in Lord Levy's status, the PMOS said that there was not.
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Lord Levy
Asked if anyone at Downing Street had been approached by the police, the PMOS said that he wasn't giving a running commentary on the police investigation. He would not comment on any other police investigation and he wasn't going to do so on this one. Asked if the Prime Minister had been approached, the PMOS said no.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Iraq
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that the Iraqi Government had announced today that it was taking responsibility for Al Muthana province, which we had forecast and which had happened today.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Middle East
Asked if the UK Government had had any contact with the Israeli Government, and what were the views on the bombing of Beirut Airport, the PMOS replied that we were in constant contact with the Israeli Government. The FCO had made clear our view on individual incidents, but overall, people should remember how these problems had arisen. First, there was the kidnapping in the south, and yesterday, a kidnapping in the north. We condemned those kidnappings, and we called for the soldiers involved to be released. Equally, we called for restraint on all sides, because in the end, this was going to have to be resolved by negotiations. People should try and avoid actions which would make it more difficult to get back to the negotiating table, as that was where we were going to have to go.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
North Korea
Asked what was the UK going to do with regards to North Korea, the PMOS said that it was a matter now for the UN, and that was the best place for those discussions to take place. The important thing was that we did everything to encourage North Korea to go back to the six party talks, that the world showed a united face, as it was doing, and that we impressed on North Korea the need to abide by its obligations.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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