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Israel/Gaza

Asked if the Prime Minister believed that the continued action was proportionate and justified, the PMS said that, as the Prime Minister said yesterday to Andrew Marr, the key focus was on what we could do in order to help the situation in Gaza rather than getting into a blame game. The Prime Minister was […]

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Economy/Recession

Asked to explain the Prime Minister s comments to Andrew Marr yesterday that only 1 billion of the Government s 18 billion package had been spent, the PMS said that the VAT cost of 12.5 billion for 13 months, which was around 1 billion a month, had already come into effect in December. The other […]

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Misc

Asked if there was Ministerial backing for a third runway at Heathrow, the PMS said that there were a number of proposals relating both to the future of Heathrow and more generally to transport infrastructure. This was something that the Department for Transport was considering and as and when we were in a position to […]

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