» Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Chair of Business Council
Asked for the Prime Minister’s thoughts regarding the Chair of the Business Council’s comments on tax, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister very much welcomed the role of the Business Council and it was the role of people on that Business Council to express their views on any issues that they faced. Obviously tax […]
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Russia
Asked if the Prime Minister had drawn attention to the Litvinenko case in his letter to the new President if Russia and what the current position was, the PMS replied that the current position was that we had set out a very detailed dossier to the Russians, setting out the case for the extradition of […]
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» Monday, March 3, 2008
Ahmadinejad in Iraq
Asked about President Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he was not in a position to comment on the issue at the moment and it was best to check with the Foreign Office. original source.
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Scotland
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with comments made by James Purnell about the Scottish Government’s reaction to the issue of council tax benefit, the PMS said he had not seen James Purnell’s comments and he would like to see the context in which they were made before he gave a specific reaction. original source.
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Licensing Review
Asked about the Licensing Review being published tomorrow, the PMS said that it was important to see the review as a staging post in terms of the action the Government was taking, rather than being the final word on the matter. There would be announcements from DCMS and the Home Office, looking at the way […]
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Russian President
Asked whether there were any plans for the Prime Minister to visit Russia, the PMS said the prime Minister had no plans to visit Russia. original source.
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Russian Election
Asked for a reaction regarding the Russian election, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister had written a letter of congratulations to President Medvedev saying that he looked forward to seeing him at the G8 summit in July. We had always said that we would look for opportunities to improve our relationship […]
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Energy Companies
Asked for guidance on the meeting with energy companies, the PMS said that, as had been made clear at the weekend, suggestions of some sort of Downing Street summit with the energy companies were wide of the mark. It was not surprising that the Treasury and BERR spoke to the energy companies on a regular […]
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ID Cards
Asked if the Jacqui Smith speech on ID cards would be a u-turn by the Government, the PMS replied that journalists should wait for the speech and said that people should not get too carried away. original source.
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Iran
Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the Iranian President’s visit to Iraq, the PMS said that we did not have a specific comment on that. Asked if the Prime Minister was aware of the Iranian President’s comments that the US was more responsible for terrorism and death in Iraq than others, the PMS replied that […]
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