» Thursday, June 5, 2008
Zimbabwe
Asked about the situation in Zimbabwe regarding British diplomats being contained by Zimbabwean security services, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) confirmed that there had been an incident involving UK diplomats. The information we had just received was that the UK diplomats were no longer being contained; under the Vienna Convention it was essential that all […]
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Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that last night there was an agreement reached on the nominations of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. There was a joint statement from Mr Robinson and Mr McGuinness and a statement from the Prime Minister. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness […]
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King Abdullah of Jordan
Asked what the Prime Minister and King Abdullah would be discussing in their meeting, the PMS replied that they would probably discuss regional issues in the Middle-East such as where we were on the Middle East peace process, the situation in Syria and Lebanon. original source.
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President Barroso
Asked a similar question on President Barroso’s visit, the PMS said that there would be an opportunity for the Prime Minister and President Barroso to speak after their meeting. The main purpose of the meeting was to talk about the upcoming European Council meeting in a couple of week’s time. The main items they would […]
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Armed Forces Pay
Asked what the Prime Minister’s response was to Sir Richard Dannatt’s comments and did he think it was unusual for such a senior figure to comment in this way, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was asked a similar question following his meeting with the Cypriot President. To repeat what the Prime Minister and […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet with Tony Blair, the PMS said the Prime Minister spoke to Tony Blair on a regular basis, as people would expect. Asked if the Prime Minister had seen the interview with him this morning, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was in his meeting […]
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» Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Vehicle Excise Duty
Asked if people should take the Prime Minister’s remarks on vehicle excise duty to mean there was no possibility of changing the back-dating proposals, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he thought the Prime Minister’s words spoke for themselves and he would leave other people to do the interpreting. Asked if […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Knife Crime
Put that the Prime Minister had talked about knives in PMQ’s and had signalled an announcement was likely tomorrow, the PMS replied that tomorrow the Prime Minister would be holding a meeting with representatives of ACPO and CPS as well as the Home Secretary, the Justice Secretary and the Attorney General to discuss some of […]
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President Barroso
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be discussing the EU Treaty with President Barroso tomorrow, the PMS said he would not expect them to take up too much time on that subject. The main issues being discussed would be the big issues for the European Council later this month, which would be around energy, oil […]
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42 Days
Asked if the Government had a response to the report by the Commission on Human Rights, the PMS said that we had always said that we believed the legislation we were proposing on 42 days was compatible with the European Court of Human Rights, but he had not seen the report mentioned. Asked if the […]
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