» Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Car Industry:
Asked if any aid for the car industry would be offered this week, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Secretary of State had had meetings with representatives of the car industry, the representatives had put forward proposals and we would look at them. As and when there was anything to say Lord Mandelson […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Discussion on Royal Mail at Cabinet:
Asked to characterise the discussion that took place at Cabinet yesterday about the Royal Mail, the PMS said he had characterised it yesterday as a positive discussion in which most members of the Cabinet participated. Asked if most members of the Cabinet had agreed, the PMS said that he was not going to get into […]
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Jim McGovern’s resignation:
Asked for the Prime Minister’s response to Jim McGovern’s resignation, the PMS said that it was best to speak to one of the Prime Minister’s political spokesmen as the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary was a political appointment. The PMS was not aware that the Prime Minister had responded to the news as he was […]
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Unemployment/Woolworth’s:
Asked if the Prime Minister was worried about the current level of unemployment, particularly considering the job losses at Woolworths, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had given a response to the latest unemployment figures, (before the announcement from Woolworths), saying that we needed to do everything we could to help people get into […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Miscellaneous:
Asked if the Prime Minister would give a House of Commons statement tomorrow on Iraq, the PMS said yes but he could not yet confirm the timing. original source.
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Jim McGovern’s Resignation
Asked for a reaction to Jim McGovern s resignation, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the question of the resignation was probably best directed to a political colleague. On the issue of Royal Mail, Lord Mandelson set out the Government s position in his statement yesterday. Put that Jim McGovern […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Afghanistan
Put that if Barack Obama asked the Government to send more troops to Afghanistan then presumably it would have to consider that request, the PMS said that the position on Afghanistan was as the Prime Minister set out in his statement on Monday. original source.
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Iraq
Asked when there would be an inquiry into the Iraq war, the PMS replied that the Government had already had a number of inquiries on issues around both the death of David Kelly and the reasons for the war in Iraq. Asked which inquiry had dealt with the reasons for the war, the PMS said […]
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Economy
Asked if there was any reaction to the American reduction in interest rates, the PMS replied that as people knew, monetary policy was for the Bank of England. Put that Barack Obama had expressed the concern that if interest rates came close to zero, monetary policy became ineffective and did the Prime Minister share this […]
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Misc
Asked if people could expect a statement on the car industry today, the PMS advised people not to anticipate one. Asked whether legislation on the working week eventually had to go through the European Council, the PMS said he would have to check on the matter. original source.
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