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Prime Minister

Asked for further information regarding the plans tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMOS) said that as he had indicated earlier, the Prime Minister would answer PMQs. He would then return to No10 to thank staff before travelling with Mrs. Blair to Buckingham Palace to speak to The Queen and to offer his resignation. After that, Gordon Brown would come into Buckingham Palace and be offered the job of Prime Minister.

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Quartet Envoy

Asked about the Prime Minister being involved in any further talks regarding the Quartet envoy position, the PMOS said that the Quartet meeting would go at its own pace, with its own agenda, and it would be totally wrong for him to start talking about possible outcomes from that meeting. People needed to respect the Quartet process, and that was what we would do at all times.

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27th June

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) began by running through the logistics for tomorrow.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

BAE

Asked if the Government had any regret for closing the investigation now that the Justice Department had opened it, the PMOS replied that we had no comment to make whatsoever. Asked if we stood by the decision, the PMOS replied that there were two distinct issues: our position on the investigation in this country which had not changed; and we had no comment on what happens in the US. It would be wrong to do so in this country, and wrong to do so in any other country.

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Quartet

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on what role the Quartet should currently play in the current situation in the Middle East, the PMOS replied that without going down the road Lobby wanted him to go down, the situation in the Middle East was very serious. The Prime Minister had often made clear his view of the urgency with which the issues should be addressed, and the basic outlines of an approach he had given many times. Clearly recent events had given that situation added urgency, and no doubt this would be what the Quartet would be considering. It was good that they were meeting. But in terms of what the outcome would be, that was a matter for them.

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Breakfast

Put that Governor Schwarzenegger praised the great English breakfast he was given this morning, and asked what he had for breakfast, the PMOS replied that he had one or two other things on his mind this morning other than this question, although the Governor did genuinely thank the staff for a good breakfast.

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Police Inquiry

Asked, probably for the last time, if there had been any contact with the police, the PMOS replied that his answer still had not changed.

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