» Wednesday, October 22, 2008

George Osborne

Asked 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)

Economy

Asked 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)

Repossessions

Asked 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)

Economy

Asked 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)

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