» Thursday, January 22, 2009
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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» Wednesday, January 21, 2009
David Miliband
Asked if the Prime Minister had received a letter from the Indian Prime Minister complaining about David Miliband s behaviour on his recent trip to India, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we had not received a letter from the Indian government and they had made clear to us, and publicly, that they […]
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Evening Standard
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view about the sale of the Evening Standard to a former member of the KGB (Alexander Lebedev), the PMS said that if the Prime Minister did have a view on that it was not one that he had heard him express. Asked if the Prime Minister had any […]
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MPs’ expenses
Asked repeatedly about the Government s position on MPs expenses, the PMS said that the Government was here to facilitate the will of the House. It was up to the political parties in the House to resolve this issue and find a solution. As Harriet Harman had been saying, the Government had the understanding that […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the ban of short selling, the PMS said that that was a matter for the Financial Services Authority. Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the Northern Rock pay bonuses, the PMS said that Northern Rock had repaid the Government its debts at a […]
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Economy
Asked whether the Government was drawing up contingency plans in case the UK defaulted on its debt, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did not accept the premise of the question. We were taking the action necessary to keep our public finances on a sustainable footing over the medium term. […]
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David Milliband
Put that the Indian Prime Minister had sent a letter to the Prime Minister complaining about David Miliband’s behaviour on his recent trip to India and had the Prime Minister received that letter, the PMS said that he would check but we had not received the letter as of earlier this morning. In relation to […]
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