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Economy

Asked for a reaction to the IMF report, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the report made clear that we were facing to use their words, a global economic slump, with the slowest growth in the world economy since the Second World War. If you looked at the three years […]

Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments Off on Economy

Northern Ireland

Asked for the Prime Minister s view on the proposal of paying compensation to the families of all those killed during Northern Ireland s troubles, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we had just received the report, we would carefully consider its findings and respond in due course. Asked if the Prime Minister […]

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

Heathrow

Asked if the Prime Minister was confident that the Government would win the vote and if he would be voting, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was planning to vote but it was not appropriate to start forecasting the outcome of the vote. original source.

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Institure for Fiscal Studies

Asked for a response to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report, the PMS said that it was important to read the IFS report in full. They made clear in the report that, according to their central forecast, we would avoid a deep and long recession thanks to the substantial monetary and fiscal measures that […]

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House of Lords

Asked for the Prime Minister s response to Lady Royall s (Leader of the House of Lords) Guardian article, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the position set out by Lady Royall in the Guardian. original source.

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Motor Industry

Asked for the Prime Minister s response to charges that the package announced yesterday by Lord Mandelson wasn t enough, the PMS said that the Government felt this was a well-timed and well-targeted package aimed at specific issues the industry was currently facing. Whenever announcements of this kind were made there would be criticism saying […]

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Lord West

Asked for the Prime Minister s thoughts on Lord West s comments regarding the Government s foreign policy, the PMS said that it was important that we properly explained our objectives in relation to foreign policy. It was important to make sure that moderate Muslim groups, for example, understood the rationale for the action we […]

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Met Police Commissioner

The PMS said that the Prime Minister spoke to Sir Paul Stephenson on the phone this morning to congratulate him on his appointment as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. original source.

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