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Crime Statistics

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed that there was a correlation between rising crime and the economic situation, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that as Jacqui Smith had been saying, the Government would not necessarily agree with those who said an economic downturn had to mean an increase in crime. Asked […]

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Jack Straw

Asked how much confidence the Prime Minister had in the Secretary of State for Justice after he was found guilty of breaching the rules of the House and failing to declare donations, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Secretary of State for Justice. Put that Jack Straw was a […]

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Repossessions

Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned with the level of repossessions, the PMS said that of course the Prime Minister was concerned with the level of repossessions and that was why we were taking significant action in order to help people who, as a result of the downturn in the economy, lost their jobs […]

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President Obama

Asked if there was any update of when the Prime Minister would be speaking to President Obama, the PMS said that we had been talking to the new administration at the White House at working level as of yesterday and the Prime Minister would be speaking to President Obama within the next few days. Asked […]

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Pascal Lamy

Asked about the Prime Minister s meeting with Pascal Lamy, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and Pascal Lamy had met many times before and that they knew each other very well. Mr Lamy was in London and it was a good opportunity for a discussion on the status of […]

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Crime statistics

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the argument that there was a link between the economic downturn and an increase in crime, the PMS said that Jacqui Smith had been talking about the crime stats this morning and made clear that we did not agree with those who said an economic downturn necessarily led […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that it was appropriate for Northern Rock to give bonuses to their staff, the PMS said this was a decision taken by Northern Rock and, as Northern Rock had been explaining, these were not payments for senior executives, but for normal members of staff. Northern Rock was ahead of […]

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