» Monday, November 12, 2007
PM’s Lord Mayor’s Banquet Speech
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began the briefing by talking Lobby through the speech the Prime Minister would be making at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet later this evening. The speech started with the Prime Minister setting out some of the main new challenges that we faced in the 21st century. He talked about the new […]
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Landmines
Asked if there was any disappointment from the Prime Minister at a report today in Geneva by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which ranked the UK among 12 countries along with Chad and Mozambique who were likely to miss the 2009 deadline to clear all landmines from their territories, and was this a concern, […]
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Pakistan
Asked for the Prime Minister’s position on Pakistan and possible suspension from the Commonwealth, the PMS replied that the clearest exposition of the Prime Minister’s position on Pakistan was the one that he would deliver this evening in his speech. original source.
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Lord Mayor’s Banquet Speech
Asked for information regarding the Prime Minister’s speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet and if there would be anything on Iran, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it would be a wide-ranging foreign affairs speech and it would be surprising if there was not some mention of Iran; the Prime Minister had been talking […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Rape Conviction Rate
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the conviction rate for rape was of concern, the PMS said that obviously the Government had been taking action in order to deal with victims of sexual violence offences and taken action to increase the conviction rate for rape. We now had specially trained police officers in virtually […]
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Slogans
Asked what the Prime Minister thought about the piece in The Times re slogans to sum up Britain in five words, the PMS said that every time one of these stories appeared the Prime Minister showed a certain amount of bafflement as to why people suggested that this was something he advocated. The Prime Minister […]
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Detention Without Charge
Asked if the Prime Minister disputed the Liberty figures re detention without charge, the PMS said that every country faced its own particular circumstances and had to take decisions based on what it thought was in its own national interest. The British Government was consulting on a proposal to extend the potential limit beyond 28 […]
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Chiefs’ Pay
Asked what the Prime Minister’s thoughts were regarding quango chiefs’ pay, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had always been very keen to ensure that the taxpayer, license fee payer and any other supporter of the public purse, got the best value for money. Obviously, a lot of these organisations had to compete in […]
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Ed Balls
Asked about a story regarding Ed Balls working at the Smith Institute in 2004 without permission from the Treasury, the PMS said the relevant department had already responded and he had nothing to add to that. original source.
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Ian Blair
Asked if there was still full confidence in Ian Blair, the PMS said yes – there had been no change. original source.
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