» Monday, June 16, 2008
Security and Liberty Speech
Asked for more details on tomorrow’s speech, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it would be on the general themes of security and liberty. It would look at the new threats that we faced both in relation to terrorism and crime in the 21st Century, and how we needed to respond to those whilst […]
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Iran
Asked to clear up the confusion over Iran sanctions, as Javier Solana’s spokeswoman said these had not been discussed earlier in Brussels, the PMS replied that the information that he had from the Foreign Office before he left was that there was agreement among EU member states to freeze the assets of Bank Melli, that […]
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President Bush
Asked what impression the Prime Minister gathered about the President’s intentions towards Iran, the PMS replied that they both spoke at some length about Iran in the press conference, and he did not have much further to add. Put that the President kept referring to the need for multilateral actions, and was there more action […]
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Europe
Asked if an acceptable outcome of the upcoming Council meeting would be that European Union members went ahead with the decision making process excluding Ireland, the PMS replied that he was not sure that anyone was proposing that. David Miliband had been making the position pretty clear during the course of the day. And the […]
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Alcohol
Asked if the Prime Minister supported what was being done in Scotland by raising the legal age to buy alcohol in shops and supermarkets from 18 to 21, the PMS replied that our general position on this and the focus of the Government’s effort was enforcement of the existing law relating to alcohol sales to […]
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Fuel Strike
Asked if the Government had any contingency powers or emergency plans to ensure the free flow of petrol, the PMS replied that this was the final day of the current fuel tanker dispute, and as John Hutton had been saying, although the strike had inconvenienced motorists, the public had shown commendable common sense and restraint, […]
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» Friday, June 13, 2008
Fuel Strike
Asked if the Government would be taking any role in the strike by fuel tanker drivers, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government was monitoring the situation carefully. The lead department was the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and John Hutton was the lead Minister. We remained […]
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EU Treaty
Asked if the Prime Minister had said yesterday that the Government would continue with the ratification process in this country even if the Irish referendum was won by the "no" campaign, the PMS said that he would not get into hypotheticals, but it had been our long-standing position that the Government had always been clear […]
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Misc
Asked whether the Government was concerned that tighter regulations on short-selling would have a negative impact on London’s financial reputation, the PMS said he thought that sounded like a question that would be best directed towards the Treasury. Asked if the Prime Minister had held talks with anyone from the big banks this week, the […]
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» Thursday, June 12, 2008
David Davis’ Resignation/42 Days
Asked if the Prime Minister had had any time to watch any television today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had been very busy today focusing on the issues around food, fuel and family finances, which he had been talking about at the press conference this morning. Asked if the Prime […]
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