» Thursday, June 26, 2008
Prime Minister’s First Anniversary
Asked about the Prime Minister’s mood ahead of his first year anniversary, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister had been asked this question at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) and there was nothing more to add to that; the Prime Minister was getting on with the business of Government. Asked repeatedly what […]
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Renewable Energy
Asked how the Government planned to meet the targets set out in the Prime Minister’s speech on a low carbon economy, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that BERR were better placed to answer the detailed questions but as the Prime Minister and John Hutton had been saying, of course this was […]
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Zimbabwe
Asked whether the Prime Minister had any reaction to Nelson Mandela’s comments on Zimbabwe, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s general view on this was that there was growing international condemnation against Robert Mugabe and his regime and what they were doing to suppress the democratic will of the Zimbabwe people. We had seen […]
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Equality Bill
Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on reports this morning that business leaders saw the new proposals as too expensive to implement and too bureaucratic, the PMS said that this was a matter that we had been consulting on for some time. The detail and the specifics of what exactly was going to be […]
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Anonymity for Witnesses
Asked about concerns raised over people accused of crimes anonymously and how concerned was the Government about protecting people from witnesses who might have ulterior motives, the PMS said that the Government’s overriding priority here was to protect the public and that was why we thought it would be necessary in order to introduce legislation […]
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Misc
Put that there had been reports that the last American nuclear weapons had been removed from the RAF Lakenheath, the PMS said that he had not seen those reports so he would not want to comment on the matter until he had done so. In the meantime people should check with the MoD. Asked about […]
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» Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Anonymity for Witnesses
Asked what the Prime Minister’s involvement had been in the proposed emergency legislation on anonymity for witnesses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had had internal meetings with Jacqui Smith and Jack Straw among others. Asked whether anonymity would be restored for specific crimes such as drug cases, […]
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Poynter Review
Asked whether the Prime Minister had had any time to further consider the Poynter Review, the PMS said that Alastair Darling had given a very comprehensive statement on that earlier today. original source.
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lisbon Treaty
Asked about the outcome of the Wheeler case, the PMS replied that as Jim Murphy had said, we were pleased that the judge had recognised our case on this matter and that the judge had confirmed the Government’s position that the Lisbon Treaty differs in both form and substance from the defunct constitution. Put that […]
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Troop Numbers
Asked repeatedly whether the Prime Minister thought that the armed forces were stretched beyond their capabilities, the PMS replied that whenever we took decisions in relation to troop numbers overseas, we took those decisions on the basis of advice from senior military officers. original source.
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