» Friday, October 10, 2008
Miscellaneous
Asked if the Government still intended on taking 42 days to a vote, the PMS said yes. Asked what book the Prime Minister was plugging in Cheltenham, the PMS replied that this was a long-standing engagement that had been in the diary for some time and that the Prime Minister had not wanted to let […]
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» Thursday, October 9, 2008
Prime Minister’s Podcast
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled journalists that the Prime Minister had recorded a podcast explaining the action we took yesterday. The link for the podcast would be up on the Downing Street website shortly. Asked if it would be on YouTube as well, the PMS said that it was […]
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Finance Package
Asked if the Prime Minister was less than satisfied with the coverage he got this morning, the PMS said no; the Prime Minister felt that the Government had taken a very significant decision yesterday and it was only right that that should be properly explained to as many people in the country as possible, and […]
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Icelandic Banks
Asked repeatedly if there had been any more clarity from Iceland regarding British depositors, the PMS said that there was not much to add to what was said at this morning s lobby; it was best to speak to the Treasury. There was a meeting taking place between the Treasury, the Department for Communities and […]
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Financial Situation
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving an update on the Government s stability and reconstruction programme for the financial sector. He said that the Prime Minister s efforts were two-fold; first of all, during today and the coming days, the Prime Minister would travel to different parts of the country in order […]
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42 Days
Asked how confident the Government was that 42 days would go through the Lords and if the Government was determined to use every means possible, including the Parliament Act, to get it through, the PMS said that we would take it to a vote and that we were continuing to do everything we could in […]
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» Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Icesave
Put that there seemed to be concern over the guarantee of Icesave accounts, particularly for local authorities, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Alastair Darling had answered a question on the matter in the Commons chamber earlier. We understood the issues in relation to local authorities and the Government stood […]
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Finance Package
Asked how the Prime Minister thought the day was going, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister s view was that we were in very challenging and difficult economic times and we would continue to work very hard as a Government to do whatever was necessary to get the British economy through it. Asked whether […]
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» Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman began by saying that Cabinet had met for approximately one hour and twenty minutes this morning. The Chancellor had not attended as he will be attending the Ecofin meeting later today in Luxembourg. The Prime Minister welcomed new and returning members of the Cabinet. They had a discussion led by […]
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Economy
Asked about the Prime Minister s update on the economy at Cabinet, the PMS said that the Prime Minister explained the action that was being taken at international level, including by Alistair Darling and his colleagues at Ecofin today. The Prime Minister also reiterated the fact that the Government stood ready to take whatever action […]
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