» Thursday, June 18, 2009
Kitty Ussher/Expenses
Asked if the Prime Minister would accept that Kitty Ussher was another Ministerial casualty of the expenses scandal, the PMS said that it was clear to the Prime Minister that as soon as he was made aware of the issues that were being raised by the Daily Telegraph, her position as a Treasury Minister was […]
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» Wednesday, June 17, 2009
European Council
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled journalists that the main items on the agenda at the European Council tomorrow and Friday would be the European and global economy; an update on the issue regarding Ireland; climate change; Burma and the next President of the European Commission. In relation to the economy […]
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Public Spending
Put repeatedly the Prime Minister had incorrectly said at PMQs that capital spending would increase until the Olympics in 2012 and that the Red Book made clear that capital spending would actually halve, the PMS said that the figures in the Red Book did not take into account the 16 billion of asset sales projected […]
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Iraq Inquiry
Asked about what Ed Balls had said about the Iraq inquiry this morning, the PMS said that it was clear that Ed Balls had been talking about how members of the public should be given an opportunity to play a role in this inquiry and that was something that the Chairman of the inquiry would […]
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Iraq Inquiry
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be open to Parliament deciding next week that it wanted to widen the Iraq Inquiry, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said we had decided on the terms of the Inquiry on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary. It was wrong to characterise it as a secret inquiry; the Prime […]
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Defence Spending
Asked about claims that, when Chancellor, the Prime Minister had not spent enough money on defence, the PMS said that when the Prime Minister had been Chancellor, there had been increases in real terms in defence spending, significantly so in some years, reversing the trend in defence spending prior to 1997. The Prime Minister, when […]
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European Council
Asked about whether the PMS saw any conflict between the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech and what the European authorities were proposing in the field of financial regulation, the PMS replied that of course we needed to look at what we could do to enhance international cooperation on regulatory matters, including in Europe. That was why […]
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Foreign Detainees
Asked whether it was still the Government’s intention to publish guidance given to intelligence officers and soldiers on dealing with detainees held overseas, the PMS replied that it was the Government’s intention to publish the revised guidelines, as was set out by the Foreign Secretary yesterday. original source.
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Trident
Asked about Nick Clegg’s comments on Trident, the PMS said he would not respond specifically to comments by Mr Clegg, other than to say the Government’s policy on Trident was set out in the White Paper published in 2007. original source.
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» Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Shahid Malik
Asked whether the Prime Minister thought it was premature and unwise to bring Shahid Malik back into Government so quickly, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would not accept that. The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner (PSC) Sir John Lyon had conducted a number of investigations into Ministers and […]
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