» Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Baby P Case

Asked what the latest state of play was with the Government s approach to the Baby P case, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government received this morning the serious case review, a review conducted in line with the statutory guidance which made clear that the report should be […]

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Visit to US

Asked for details on the Prime Minister s visit to Washington and New York, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be travelling tomorrow. He would be in New York, where amongst other things he would be attending the Interfaith Conference with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. The PMS added that it was his […]

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PBR

Asked to clarify the mystery surrounding the date of the PBR, the PMS said that there was no mystery. The Treasury had announced that it would be on Monday 24th November. Put that the PMS had mentioned this morning that there was an impact on the date because of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor […]

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President Karzai

Asked for any details on the Prime Minister s meeting with President Karzai tomorrow morning, the PMS said that he thought they would want to talk about what was happening in Afghanistan, the fight against the Taleban, and the wider strategy for helping Afghanistan over the long-term, both in terms of ensuring political reconciliation and […]

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Unemployment

Asked if the Prime Minister had any reassurance for people worried about their jobs, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister s view was that the Government stood ready to give real help to people at this time of economic uncertainty. This was a global downturn that we were seeing, that […]

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Economy

Asked if the Government had announced a date for the Pre-Budget Report (PBR), the PMS replied that it was best to wait and see. This was for the Treasury to announce. Asked why it was being held back so long, as normally it would be announced weeks in advance, the PMS replied that this was […]

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UK Football Team

Put that Jim Murphy had said that he had squared away the problems of having a UK football team with the Scottish FA, and asked for the Prime Minister s thoughts on this, the PMS replied that he had not seen the comments, but the Prime Minister in the past had supported the idea of […]

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Social Care

Asked if the Prime Minister had taken a view on the state of social work in the UK in the light of the Baby P case, the PMS replied that this was clearly a very tragic case that clearly had a deep impact on everybody who had been following it. Safeguarding children was undoubtedly one […]

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» Monday, November 10, 2008

Lord Mayor’s Banquet

Asked about the Prime Minister s speech at the Lord Mayor s Banquet this evening, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that there would be some words on the international dimension of monetary and fiscal policy, as well as some words on the nature of Britain s bi-lateral relationship with the US. Essentially the […]

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PBR

Asked if everything between No 10 and No11 was going smoothly in terms of the PBR and taxes, the PMS said yes; we were working hand in glove with the Treasury, as always. Asked when the PBR would be, the PMS said that as and when the Treasury were able to make an announcement on […]

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