» Monday, June 22, 2009
Iraq War Inquiry
Asked when the inquiry would start and whether or not it would be held in public or private, the Prime Minister s Spokesman said that that was a matter for Sir John Chilcot to consider, and when he was in a position to respond he would do so. Asked if Sir John Chilcot would be […]
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King Abdullah of Jordan
Asked about the Prime Minister s meeting with King Abdullah, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and King Abdullah discussed the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Iran. On the MEPP they agreed that the Israeli Prime Minister s speech was a helpful step forward but more was needed to re-launch the peace process. […]
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Speaker of the House of Commons election
Asked if the Prime Minister would vote, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would not vote; it was the precedent and one that the Prime Minister supported. It was very important that the Prime Minister was not seen to express a view on any individual candidate. Asked if the Prime Minister would say something […]
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» Friday, June 19, 2009
MPs’ Expenses
Asked why the Prime Minister’s expenses had been redacted when he was in favour of transparency, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had already addressed questions regarding his expenses; he was in favour of transparency and as far as the PMS was aware the Prime Minister did not request the redactions, […]
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Iran
Asked about the comments from Iran this morning, the PMS said that the Prime Minister continued to take a close interest in events taking place in Iran. As we had been saying throughout, ultimately the most important principle was that the Iranian people got to choose their own leaders and the outcome reflected the will […]
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Lindsey Oil Refinery Strikes
Asked if the Prime Minister supported the wildcat strikes at Lindsey Oil Refinery, the PMS said that the Government did not support the strikes; unofficial strike action and demonstrations were never the right response to industrial relations problems. This was principally a matter between the companies and the workers and we hoped that the matter […]
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Iraq Inquiry
Asked if the Prime Minister had had any further thoughts on the makeup of the Iraq inquiry panel following Lord Butler’s remarks, the PMS that the Prime Minister had made his views on the Iraq inquiry clear yesterday at the press conference in Brussels and in his letter to Sir John Chilcott. Sir John Chilcott […]
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Zimbabwe
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with his Africa Minister that now was not the time to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and if the subject of sanctions would be discussed when the Prime Minister met Morgan Tsvangirai next week, the PMS said that the Prime Minister agreed with his Africa Minister but we were not […]
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» Thursday, June 18, 2009
Iraq
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that the letter being given out was sent by the Prime Minister to Sir John Chilcot and gave more specificity on the Iraq Inquiry. We had consistently said that our objective for this inquiry was to get to the truth so that we could learn the lessons. […]
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Speaker
Asked if the Prime Minister took personally the remarks from the Speaker, which had been interpreted as being aimed at the Prime Minister particularly, the PMS said that yesterday was a day for paying tribute to the Speaker and it was important that that spirit continued into today as well. original source.
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