» Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Shahid Malik

Asked about the situation regarding Shahid Malik, the PMS said that the full Ministerial list of Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State would be released imminently. Sir Philip Mawer, the Prime Minister s independent advisor on the Ministerial Code, had found that Mr Malik had not breached the Code; this was on the basis of an […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister accepted that he was on probation, the PMS said that the Prime Minister accepted that the Government needed to do more in order to take action and help people through these difficult economic times, more to push ahead with the reform and delivery of public services, and more in order […]

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» Monday, June 8, 2009

Michelle Obama

Asked whether Michelle Obama had visited Downing Street today, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Michelle Obama had not visited No10. Asked whether the Prime Minister or Sarah Brown had met with Michelle Obama outside of Downing Street, the PMS said that neither the Prime Minister nor Sarah Brown had […]

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Glenys Kinnock

Asked whether Glenys Kinnock could be Europe Minister as well as being an MEP, the PMS replied that the position with Glenys Kinnock was that she intended to step down as an MEP with immediate effect, so that she could become Europe Minister and she was in discussion with the European Parliament in order to […]

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Reshuffle

Asked how many Ministers of State had left the Government, the PMS said one had left and that was Jane Kennedy. Asked if there were any particular appointments that he would like to elaborate on, the PMS replied that the people coming in at Minister of State level included Angela Smith, coming into the Government […]

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Shahid Malik

Asked if Shahid Malik remained as a Parliamentary Undersecretary of State, the PMS said that we would be announcing the list of Parliamentary Undersecretaries of State in due course. Asked whether he was expecting the report from the Parliamentary Commission, the PMS said he did not want to deal with any questions relating to Shahid […]

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Ministerial Reshuffle

Asked if the Prime Minister had begun making Ministerial changes, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said yes, the Prime Minister was in the process of conducting his junior Ministerial reshuffle. Asked if there had been any indication from other Ministers that they wanted to leave Government, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was […]

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Royal Mail

Asked if there had been any change of policy regarding Royal Mail, the PMS said that Lord Mandelson had been answering questions on this yesterday and set out the Government position. Asked if the Government was going ahead with the Bill in the House of Commons, the PMS said that Lord Mandelson confirmed yesterday that […]

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Misc

Asked if there would be an announcement this week on the Iraq inquiry, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and the Government had said that the time would come when an inquiry into Britain s role in Iraq would be appropriate. The Prime Minister was consulting the Cabinet Secretary in what the appropriate form […]

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» Thursday, June 4, 2009

Reshuffle

Asked whether the Prime Minister had asked John Reid to be Home Secretary, and whether John Reid had declined and told the Prime Minister that he should resign, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that all three questions were reshuffle questions which he would not be getting into. Asked whether the […]

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