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Glasgow/London Terrorist Attacks

Asked for the Prime Minister s reaction regarding the conviction of the man involved in the Glasgow and London attempted bombings in June 2007, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we welcomed the fact that those who had committed these crimes had been brought to justice, and the Prime Minister praised the work […]

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Mumbai Terrorist Attack

Asked for the Prime Minister s view regarding the British police being refused access to the surviving suspect of the Mumbai terrorist attack by the Pakistani authorities, the PMS said that we were still trying to get to the bottom of the point being raised by Pakistan, as the suspect was being held by the […]

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a read out of Cabinet. There was a presentation from Hilary Benn ahead of the publication tomorrow of the Pitt Report into flooding; the Prime Minister gave an update on Iraq and a read out of his trip to Afghanistan; there was a presentation from Ed […]

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Israel

Asked for details from the meeting the Prime Minister had had with the Israeli Prime Minister, the PMS said that they had met this morning at 0730. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the prospects for peace in the Middle East and both men were strongly committed to making all possible progress. They also […]

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Penisons

Asked if the Liam Byrne statement was in regards to the overpayment of pensions, the PMS confirmed that it was. Asked if the principle remained that people would not have to pay back any money, the PMS said that that was the case. Asked if it was not a matter of importance that taxpayers had […]

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Post Offices

Asked for more detail on the discussion in Cabinet on post offices, the PMS replied that people would have to wait for the publication of the Hooper Report for the detail. There was a presentation from the Business Secretary and a positive discussion to which most Cabinet members participated. original source.

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Economy

Put that the Governor of the Bank of England had said in a letter to the Chancellor that additional measures would probably be needed to support lending, the PMS said that in his response, the Chancellor had said that the Government would keep this and other measures designed to support lending under review. We now […]

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