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Gurkhas

Asked what the state of play was in regards to Gurkhas residing in the UK, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Home Office had a legal obligation to write to the five individuals who were involved in the judicial review cases, to explain to them how they would have been […]

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Damian McBride Emails

Put that Liam Byrne had said that there was no broader attempt to smear anyone and no officials had been involved and was the Prime Minister relieved at the outcome, the PMS said that it was a matter for the Cabinet Secretary, so any follow-up questions should be addressed to the Cabinet Office. original source.

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Gurkhas

Asked if the Prime Minister told Joanna Lumley that he would come up with a new solution regarding Gurkhas by the end of May, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the position remained as set out yesterday; we were first of all reviewing the 1500 outstanding cases, which we were committed to do […]

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

Jaguar Land Rover

Put that talks between the Government and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) had broken down, the PMS said that both the Government and JLR had denied this; the Government wanted to see JLR safely through difficult trading times and we regarded the company as viable, with good long-term prospects. That was why we were discussing with […]

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Banks

Put that Lord Myners had said this morning that the matter of Sir Fred Goodwin s pension was now entirely in the hands of the new board at the Royal Bank of Scotland, the PMS said that the Treasury was continuing to explore legal avenues. Put that the European Commission was extending its investigation into […]

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Alan Milburn

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Alan Milburn s comments in his article that now was not the time for greater state intervention, the PMS said that the journalist was quoting half a sentence from Alan Milburn s piece; when we read the article in Downing Street this morning the general view was that […]

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Football

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that a referee at a Chelsea game yesterday had to be smuggled out of the ground by the police, the PMS said that he hadn t had the chance to speak to the Prime Minister about that particular subject. Asked if the Prime Minister thought that there was […]

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