» Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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» Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Meeting with Banks
Asked if the Prime Minister would be attending the meeting Lord Mandelson was having with bank chief executives this week, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was not planning to attend but the Chancellor would be attending. Asked which banks would be represented at the meeting, the PMS said that […]
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Cabinet
Asked if the issue of party finances came up at Cabinet this morning, the PMS said no. Asked what was discussed at Cabinet this morning, the PMS said that they mostly discussed the economy. There was an update from Alistair Darling on the economy, including what the global response to the international financial crisis had […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked if the Prime Minister was accompanying Mrs Brown to Scotland this week, the PMS said that if that was a question about by-elections, it was best directed at the newly appointed Political Spokesmen. original source.
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a quick run-down of Cabinet. Cabinet had met this morning for around 45 minutes. The discussion was mostly on the economy; there was an update from Alastair Darling, including the responses being taken by other countries to stabilise their banking systems. There was an intervention from […]
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Immigration
Asked whether Jacqui Smith had spoken about immigration, the PMS repeated that she had spoken about knife crime. Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Immigration Minister and whether the Government s immigration policy was causing division, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister did have full confidence in the Immigration Minister. […]
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Small Businesses
Asked for more information on any Government announcements on small businesses, the PMS said that what the Government was doing to help small businesses would come out of Lord Mandelson s evidence to the select committee today. It was important to bear in mind that the biggest issue that small businesses faced at the moment […]
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Embryology Bill
Asked if the Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill was mentioned at Cabinet, the PMS said that it hadn t been. We expected the Leader of the House to table a Business Motion later today, setting out the procedure for handling of the debate tomorrow. original source.
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