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Zimbabwe Arms Embargo

Asked if the arms embargo on Zimbabwe was new, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the way the Prime Minister had expressed it was a way that we had not expressed it before. There was already an EU arms embargo and a US embargo on arms sales to Zimbabwe and we encouraged others to […]

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10p Tax Rate

Asked for detail as to how the decision about the 10p rate came about, the PMS replied that the key thing was that the fundamental principles of the 2007 Budget were intact. The Prime Minister continued to believe that the abolition of the 10p rate was the right thing to do and there seemed to […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister’s position on cannabis had changed, the PMS said no. Asked about the summit on fuel poverty, the PMS said that that had been an event organised by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Ofgem and that they had put a statement out following the event. original source.

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10p Tax Rate

Asked if there had been any developments regarding the 10p tax rate, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that presently he did not have much to say about this subject. As journalists were aware, Yvette Cooper had said on Monday that the Government would extend its programme of work on the next stage of support […]

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

Meeting with Jacob Zuma

Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister’s meeting with Jacob Zuma, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was meeting Jacob Zuma because Mr Zuma was the president of the African National Congress (ANC) and it was not unusual for the Prime Minister to meet with party leaders from other countries when […]

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Flags

Asked if other national flags would be flown on other patron saint’s days, the PMS said yes; that had been made clear yesterday and had come out of the consultation on flag flying which concluded in March. Asked about the position regarding Northern Ireland, the PMS said that Northern Ireland did not have a national […]

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Misc

Asked for the Prime Minister’s message to teachers who were intending to strike tomorrow, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s view on this, as made clear yesterday, was that it was unacceptable that parents should be inconvenienced in this way. There had been a recommendation from the Independent Pay Review Body, which the Government […]

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