» Tuesday, October 28, 2008
HIP’s
Put that Margaret Beckett had said today that HIP s were not living up to their potential and did this mean that they would be scrapped or changed in some way, the PMS said he had not seen the comments so could not comment in detail. original source.
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began with an update on Cabinet this morning. There was a presentation from Jack Straw on the ongoing work on the Bill of Rights; an update from John Hutton following on from his visits to Afghanistan and Iraq; an update from the Foreign Secretary on Zimbabwe and an update […]
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Energy/Oil
Asked how disappointed the Prime Minister was about the suggestion from OPEC that they would not attend the oil summit in London in December, the PMS repeated what we had said at the end of last week; the meeting following the Jeddah format in December was suggested before the current period of instability across the […]
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President Sarkozy
Asked what the Prime Minister would be discussing with President Sarkozy this afternoon, the PMS said that they would discuss the international economic situation. The purpose of the meeting was to take stock of where we stood on the reform of the international financial system, ahead of the European Council Meeting next Friday and the […]
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» Monday, October 27, 2008
World Leaders
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by updating the press on the Prime Minister s contacts with his international counterparts. Over the past few days he had spoken to Prime Minister Singh of India, President Lula of Brazil and he had also spoken to the Managing Director of the IMF and the Prime Minister […]
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Economy
Put that the Prime Minister had said earlier today in his Q&A that money that was borrowed would be paid back with tax receipts and was part of this him seeking to reassure people that the Government was not going to go on a big borrowing binge, the PMS replied that it was about making […]
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Misc
Asked why the Government thought it was appropriate to cancel the press conference with the Syrian Foreign Minister, the PMS said people should speak to the Foreign Office about it. Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the conduct of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand towards the actor Andrew Sachs, the PMS said […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister was trying to reassure people in his speech that he would borrow more than planned, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister said that it was the right and responsible thing to do for there to be a temporary increase in borrowing in the face of […]
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Oil Price
Put that the Prime Minister said that the price of oil should be reflected in lower gas and electricity bills, and asked what steps the Government was prepared to take to achieve this, the PMS replied that we had been through this several times before. Clearly when the price of oil went up, we saw […]
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Syria
Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was acceptable for the US to launch raids into Syrian territory, the PMS replied that this was a matter for the US and Syrian authorities. original source.
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