» Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Meeting with Merkel, Barroso, Sarkozy and Prodi

Asked what the Prime Minister would be saying at the meeting this evening, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there would be no great surprises in terms of what the Prime Minister would say in relation to what had already been said. The meeting was taking place at a time of economic instability in […]

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Governor of the Bank of England

Asked if the Chancellor was expected to make an announcement about the Governor of the Bank of England in the near future, the PMS said that when we were in a position to make an announcement regarding that, an announcement would be made. Asked if it would be a Treasury announcement or a Prime Ministerial […]

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Pay

Asked if the Prime Minister believed all MPs should make it known how much they and their employees got paid, the PMS said that that was a matter for the House authorities. original source.

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Northern Rock

Asked if there had been any progress in finding a buyer for Northern Rock, the PMS replied that that was a matter for the Treasury and that it was an ongoing process and the deadline that had been set was 4th February. original source.

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that Cabinet had met that morning for about an hour. There was an update by Jack Straw on prisons, covering the prison-building programme and prison reform including tackling re-offending. Jacqui Smith gave an update on neighbourhood policing and John Denham gave an update on […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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