» Wednesday, October 22, 2008George OsborneAsked what sort on inquiry did the Prime Minister envisaged for George Osborne, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that this was not a question for him. Asked why it was not a question for him, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was making a comment about opposition Members of Parliament, and it […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked why the Prime Minister chose to use the word recession having refused all invitations preciously, the PMS replied that it was simply a reflection of developments we had seen in the global economy in recent weeks, as the Prime Minister himself said, we must take action on the global financial recession, this was likely […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) RepossessionsAsked for more detail on the repossessions announcement, the PMS replied that there was a very good press notice put out by the Treasury earlier today. Essentially this was about making the guidance to courts more explicit, that courts should only consider repossessions as a last resort. Asked that given we owned Northern Rock who […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked about the story in the Financial Times this morning that the UK Government will lend Iceland 3 million so it can pay UK depositors affected by the collapse of the online banking unit of Landsbanki, the Prime Minister s Spokesman said that there were discussions ongoing between the Treasury and the Icelandic authorities to […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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