» Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Crime Speech

Asked what the Prime Minister would be highlighting in his speech, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be mentioning asset recovery and changing the burden of proof on convicted criminals to include not just their money but also houses, cars and other assets as well. The Prime Minister would also highlight a new […]

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Speaker

Asked if the Prime Minster retained full confidence in the Speaker, the PMS said that the Speaker was appointed by the Commons, not the Government and that the Prime Minister supported the will of the Commons and therefore he supports the person who has been elected as the Speaker of the Commons. The PMS repeated […]

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Economy

Asked if there was any discussion on the economy in Cabinet and if the Prime Minister had any views on the latest forecasts, or if he sensed things might be turning around, the PMS said we stood by our forecasts in the budget, but there was no discussion specifically in the official cabinet and that […]

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» Monday, May 11, 2009

MPs’ Expenses

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to any members of the Cabinet about their expenses, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister spoke regularly to all members of his Cabinet about a wide range of issues. Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the Speaker of the House of […]

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Crime Speech

Asked about the Prime Minister s speech on crime tomorrow, the PMS said that the speech was about how the causes and nature of crimes were changing and how we had to deal with those changes within the current circumstances. original source.

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MPs’ Expenses

Asked if the Prime Minister had been consulted before the meeting of the Estimates Committee today and what in general did he feel needed to be done, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister s general view was that we needed to have a proper and thorough reform […]

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» Friday, May 8, 2009

MPs’ Expenses

Asked whether the Prime Minister felt it was embarrassing that so many Cabinet Ministers had made expenses claims that were somewhat controversial in nature, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had been expressing his general views on this subject this morning and the PMS had nothing further to […]

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» Thursday, May 7, 2009

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 […]

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