» Thursday, September 18, 2008
Misc
Asked for the Prime Minister s response to Alan Milburn s call for change, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had not had chance to read the article as he had been somewhat preoccupied with other matters. Asked about the MORI polls this morning, the PMS replied that again these were not really the […]
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» Wednesday, September 17, 2008
HBOS
Asked what role if any, the Prime Minister had had in the potential merger between HBOS and LloydsTSB, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was a matter for the companies involved and there had been no confirmation from either of them of any potential merger. In general, you would […]
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Government Resignations
Asked whether the Prime Minister was involved in any negotiations to stop other members of his Government from resigning, the PMS said that what the Prime Minister was doing was focussing on the big issues that faced the country. The biggest issue facing the country at the moment was the situation in the financial markets. […]
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» Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by informing journalists that the official Cabinet met for around 45 minutes this morning; the main items discussed included an update on the economy and financial markets from the Chancellor, an update from Shaun Woodward on the situation in Northern Ireland, and updates on the situations in Zimbabwe […]
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Economy
Asked how long the economic discussion at Cabinet lasted, the PMS replied that the discussion lasted around 30 minutes. Asked if anything specific was said about the City, aid packages and help for workers, the PMS replied that it was a general discussion and he would not be going into specifics. Asked if it was […]
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» Monday, September 15, 2008
Georgia
Asked how the meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister was brought about, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister met the Georgian Prime Minister in Brussels two weeks ago and they had agreed to stay in touch. The Georgian Prime Minister would be in London and there was […]
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Lehman Brothers
Asked for a reaction to the news that Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy, the PMS replied that we would not comment on specific firms. There had been a statement from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). What the events of this weekend had once again demonstrated was that there were challenges affecting financial markets in […]
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Ministerial Posts
Asked if it was the Government s policy that any Labour MP who asked for nomination papers who had a role in the Government would lose their job, the PMS replied that he would be at risk of straying into party political territory and he would not start answering hypothetical questions about what individuals may […]
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Airbus/GKN
Put that the deal between Airbus and GKN meant that Britain was effectively out of the Airbus consortium, the PMS said it would be best to check with BERR on the matter. original source.
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Zimbabwe
Asked for the Government s thoughts on the power-sharing deal, the PMS replied that we congratulated President Mbeki s efforts to broker a deal between Zanu PF and the MDC, but we would of course need to study the detail. In principle, we stood ready to support Zimbabwe s new administration to bring about much […]
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