» Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Secretary General of NATO
Asked what the Prime Minister and the Secretary General of NATO would be talking about in their meeting, the PMS said that they would want to talk about the main issues coming up at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, such as Afghanistan plus any wider issues on the NATO agenda. original source.
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Misc
Asked whether the Prime Minister had read Charles Clarke’s latest article, the PMS said he did not think the Prime Minister had had an opportunity to read it yet. Put that there was a suggestion that the second reading of the Terrorism Bill was being delayed, the PMS said that he was not in a […]
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» Tuesday, March 18, 2008
National Security Strategy
Asked if there was anything more to add to what was said in the morning’s lobby about the National Security Strategy, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman said that there was not much more that he could add to what he had already said. In general terms the background to this was that we were facing an […]
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Cabinet
Asked if the economy was discussed at Cabinet this morning, the PMS said that they had discussed the state of the economy and that this had already been raised at this morning’s lobby. Asked if the report regarding sustainable development criteria had come up at Cabinet, the PMS replied that, as was said this morning, […]
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Anthony Minghella
Asked if the Prime Minister had any thoughts about the death of Mr Minghella, the PMS read the following statement from the Prime Minister: "I was deeply saddened to be told of Anthony’s death. My thoughts are with his wife, Carolyn, his children Max and Hannah, and his other family and friends. He was one […]
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Nancy Pelosi
Asked if the economy had been discussed during the Prime Minister’s meeting with Nancy Pelosi, the PMS said that the main issues they discussed were climate change, the international institutions, financial stability and the global economy. The discussion regarding the economy was mostly around what was happening in the US and the US stimulus package […]
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press what had been discussed in Cabinet that morning, including the National Security Strategy ahead of the Prime Minister’s statement tomorrow; there was an update from the Chancellor on economic issues and there was also an update from Ruth Kelly and Hilary Benn on the […]
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Economy
The Chancellor updated Cabinet on his discussions yesterday and over the weekend with the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. He explained that we were working with authorities here and internationally and doing all we could to maintain stability and growth […]
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Northern Rock
Asked about the Chancellor’s statement on Northern Rock and what it would contain, the PMS replied that it had already been issued. Asked whether Northern Rock was mentioned in Cabinet and what the Prime Minister was doing for the thousands of people in the North East who could lose their jobs, the PMS said that […]
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National Security Strategy
Asked what the National Security Strategy would cover, the PMS said that the broad context was that the international security situation was changing; the nature of the security threat we were facing was quite different from what it was 20 years ago or even 10 years ago. The Government’s response needed to change to reflect […]
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