» Thursday, January 15, 2009

Miscellaneous

Asked about the reasoning behind the decision to change the script on MPs expenses, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was best to speak to Harriet Harman s office as this had been published in her capacity as the Leader of the House of Commons. The aim was to finish up with […]

Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (6)

Ukraine

Asked for more details on the Prime Minister s meeting with the Ukrainian President, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that they would be discussing the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which the Prime Minister made reference to this morning in his press conference with Angela Merkel. The Prime Minister said […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Paris Meeting

Asked for a readout of the Prime Minister s meeting with President Sarkozy, the PMS replied that as anticipated, the meeting was principally on the global economy. The Prime Minister had said this morning that what we had been trying to do in the last few months was to approach the global economic situation in […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Gaza

Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to Chancellor Merkel or President Sarkozy about the situation in Gaza and the possibility of a 10-day ceasefire, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was expected to speak to Ban Ki-Moon later today, specifically on Gaza and the reports this morning of the UN headquarters in Gaza […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

War on Terror

Asked whether the Prime Minster agreed with the Foreign Secretary s views on the war on terror, the PMS said that the Government s position on the use of the phrase war on terror was well known and had been for some time. The point that David Miliband made in his speech was that terrorism […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)

Economy

Put that Lord Mandelson had mentioned that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor had had more discussions with the banks and could people expect an announcement in the next few days, the PMS said that if we had an announcement to make we would make it at the appropriate time. original source.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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