» Friday, November 23, 2007
Defence Spending
Asked what the Prime Minister thought of the timing of the former defence chiefs comments, the PMS told the assembled press that he would let the Prime Minister’s that he had just made comments speak for themselves. Put repeatedly that the Prime Minister should divide the Ministerial roles of Des Browne, the PMS responded by […]
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Zimbabwe
Asked for a comment on the progress made by President Mbeki on Zimbabwe, the PMS replied that he was sure Zimbabwe would be an issue that was discussed throughout the course of the weekend. In terms of what President Mbeki was doing, the Government welcomed the mediation initiative. The PMS added that the Government hoped […]
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Climate Change
Put that Australia and Canada had resisted strong language on climate change, the PMS said that all countries would need to come to an agreement that would meet the scale of the challenge. original source.
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» Thursday, November 22, 2007
CHOGM
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by briefing the Lobby on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and Pakistan. This morning there had been a Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting to discuss Pakistan, the Foreign Secretary had given a response to this, and there would be a further meeting this afternoon where they […]
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Data Protection
Put that the Guardian was reporting that documents would be published today on data loss and asked if this was true, the PMS replied that any further queries regarding process at HMRC and the ongoing investigation should be referred to the Treasury. Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied with the statements made by Alistair […]
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Pakistan
Asked what Pakistan needed to do to avoid being suspended from the Commonwealth, and where would the bar be set, the PMS replied that the bar was set by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group. They have called for the restoration of the constitution, President Musharraf to step down as military commander, immediate release of detainees, […]
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Football
Asked if the Prime Minister watched the game last night and what did he make of the result, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister did watch some of the match, although which particular sections she was not sure. He like everybody else though that last night’s result was very disappointing. Asked if the Prime […]
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» Wednesday, November 21, 2007
HMRC
Asked whether the person responsible for the HMRC blunder had resigned today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had no information on it. He would check with HMRC as it was one of their employees, but he was not in a position to confirm it. Asked if there was only […]
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Commonwealth
Asked whether the Prime Minister’s comments on reforming institutions included the Commonwealth, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister thought the Commonwealth was a good network, which brought together a unique and diverse group of countries. He would be looking forward to having a good discussion in the next couple of days. Asked whether the […]
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Counter Terrorism
Asked about the former Attorney Generals comments regarding the custody of terror suspects, stating there was no evidence to go beyond 28 days detention, the PMS replied that the Government’s position was set out in July and it remained the same. The PMS did not wish to comment on the former Attorney General’s comments directly […]
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