» Wednesday, May 16, 2007Washington
Asked if the Prime Minister was taking any novelists on his trip to Washington, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that he did not brief on what other media organisations were doing, any more than he briefed on what any other journalists was asking. Asked who Martin Amis was writing for, the PMOS replied that this was the ultimate process question. The journalist asking the question would be deeply insulted if the PMOS was to tell other people what he was doing, and it was not part of professional etiquette. Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU
Asked if there was any reaction to the FT splash on Europe today, the PMOS replied that the piece cited German sources and he would not second guess what Germany was proposing or suggesting. The main point was that we already had opt-out on many home affairs matters, and he would not get in to speculation of what might or might not be proposed. But we would always retain the right to protect this country's interests as we saw fit. Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Scotland
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Alex Salmond since the May 3rd, the PMOS replied that he did not know. Asked if it would be normal for the Prime Minister to speak to whoever was sworn in as First Minister today, the PMOS replied that we should take event by event. Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) 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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