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» Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Sinn Fein

Asked if the Sinn Fein had met with the Prime Minister, the PMOS replied that they had. Obviously it was important, but nothing particularly new was discussed at the meeting.

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President Sarkozy Meeting

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman informed assembled journalists that on 19th June, there would be a meeting at No10 with the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and French President Sarkozy. This was in the run-up to the summit, and it came as a result of the discussions between the Prime Minister and President Sarkozy at G8.

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Rome

Asked if there were any other bilaterals planned on this issue, the PMOS said that there were none at this stage. There were proposals that the Prime Minister might go to Rome after the EU Summit, but nothing was confirmed.

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Speeches/Press conferences

Asked if there would be any more speeches this week, the PMOS said there were not.

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» Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Prime Minister’s Lecture

Asked if the Prime Minister would have any idea about his successor should do about regulations, as mentioned during his speech this morning when he talked about the PCC, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that if people went onto the next page, the Prime Minister actually said that he was not in a position to determine it one way or the other. What was important was that there was an analysis of a problem that the Prime Minister thought was there. Part of that problem, as he said, was that he did not want to apportion blame, but the real problem was that the technological context had changed. Part of the consequence of that was increased competition between all forms of communication. That resulted in the distortion towards impact, rather than reportage. However, that change in the context also meant that the old distinctions between broadcasting and print were disappearing. The Prime Minister recognised that there would also be different roles in terms of who was free to comment and who was not, but he did believe that in terms of regulation, the old distinctions were increasingly meaningless.

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Sarkozy Meeting

Asked for further information about a proposed meeting this week between the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and President Sarkozy, the PMOS said that there was nothing further to add. People were still working on diaries, and both events were still in the frame, but not yet tied down.

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Afghanistan

Put that the Prime Minister had said that he was worried about Afghanistan, and how was the situation there now characterised, and were things going as well as could be expected, the PMOS replied that there was, as there was in Iraq, a real struggle going on. Our troops were doing a very, very good job, and we believed that we were meeting the threat. However, that did not mean that there was not a daily struggle, as there was.

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Police Inquiry

Asked if the police had asked to question the Prime Minister again, the PMOS replied that he was not aware of any changes.

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Ford

Asked what was happening with Ford, the PMOS said that we should be wary of jumping ahead of ourselves. In terms of were we talking to the company about any implications of what they were proposing, then yes, we were. Did we believe that both Jaguar and Land Rover could be successful companies in the UK? Yes. In terms of where actually Ford was with regards to a decision being processed, people had to be patient. We would continue to keep ourselves very much in the loop with regards to where discussions were at.

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2012 Olympics

Asked how the Prime Minister thought the preparations for the 2012 Olympics were going, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that obviously the IOC would reach its own judgements, that was right and proper. But in previous judgements the IOC has recognised that we were substantially further ahead at this stage than comparable cities were at the same stage. So the progress was there. The Prime Minister has always recognised that the cycle of perception began with the euphoria of winning, followed by the realisation that there was quite a lot of work to be done, and then the inevitable accusations that it was all a disaster. This visit was a chance to look at the objective facts, and certainly on the last assessment the objective facts were that London was well ahead of the game.

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» Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Sinn Fein

President Sarkozy Meeting

Rome

Speeches/Press conferences

» Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Prime Minister’s Lecture

Sarkozy Meeting

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Police Inquiry

Ford

2012 Olympics

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