» Monday, November 24, 2008

Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a read out from this morning s Cabinet meeting. The sole focus of the discussion was on the Pre-Budget Report (PBR), and the Chancellor set out the main measures in the PBR, making clear that the objective of the PBR was to support firms and businesses […]

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G20 meeting

Asked if there was any indication at this point on a location or date for the next G20 meeting, the PMS replied that we were not in a position to confirm anything at this point, but we hoped to be able to confirm shortly. original source.

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Pre-budget Report

Asked if he had any thoughts on how much of the PBR was already in the public domain, the PMS replied that at the moment it was all speculation until it was announced. Asked if there would there be questions asked if it turned out to be accurate speculation, the PMS replied that this again […]

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Jobs

Asked about the Financial Times story on jobs, the PMS replied that we had seen the report in the FT, and obviously the Treasury were a bit pre-occupied with other matters and had not been able to do any detailed analysis on some of the accusations that were made, but their initial reaction was that […]

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US

Asked if the Prime Minister met with Timothy Geithner when he was in the US recently, and did the Prime Minister think he was a good pick if he was announced today as the next Treasury Chief in the US, the PMS replied that people should wait for an official announce from the Untied States […]

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Misc

Asked if it was correct that the Prime Minister had been receiving coaching from Lord Mandelson to prepare him for PMQs, the PMS replied that he had not heard or witnessed that. Asked if there was any comment on suggestions that Jaguar and the Government were in talks over a bailout, the PMS replied that […]

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