» Thursday, January 24, 2008
DWP Announcement
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions would be James Purnell. He added that he had no further announcements to make. Asked if all the new appointments would be announced by the end of the day, the PMS said that that […]
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Ken Livingstone
Asked whether the Prime Minister thought Ken Livingstone was right when he said he could run London like his own personal fiefdom, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was asked a question about Ken Livingstone yesterday in PMQ’s and he had nothing to add to that. Put that the Prime Minister had said that […]
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President Musharraf
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be meeting with President Musharraf, the PMS confirmed that he would be meeting President Musharraf next week. original source.
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Home Secretary
Asked what official advice the Home Secretary had been referring to when she spoke of people not walking in areas they did not know after midnight, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it was best to check with the Home Office. Asked for the Prime Minister’s views regarding the Home Secretary’s comments about not […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Police Pay
Asked if the Prime Minister would be taking part in the vote on police pay, the PMS replied yes. Asked if a vote was expected and if so what the timing would be, the PMS replied that the expectation was that there would be a vote and that the timing was a matter for the […]
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42 Days Detention
Asked if the Prime Minister would be saying anything about 42 days detention, the PMS said that we were not anticipating the Prime Minister saying anything today, but the Home Secretary had been out and about speaking for the Government. The Prime Minister had been speaking about this at the weekend and he was perfectly […]
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MPs’ Pay
Asked if the Prime Minister would be saying anything about MPs’ pay, the PMS replied that we were not expecting the Prime Minister to speak about this subject today. Asked if the Prime Minister had any message regarding MPs’ pay, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his views on this clear on […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Severn Estuary Tidal Barrage
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the Severn Estuary tidal barrage, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the Government’s position on this subject. original source.
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Review of Voting Systems
Asked if it was still the policy that at some stage after an official review there would be a referendum, the PMS replied that whatever previous commitments had been made on this, remained the commitments; the report published today simply assessed the experiences of different voting systems that had been put in place for various […]
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Ken Livingstone
Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was right that Ken Livingstone should use his position to campaign against Sir Trevor Phillips, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had answered a question on this in the House if Commons yesterday; he had also said, when asked by a number of Sunday papers at the […]
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