» Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Afghanistan

Asked whether the Foreign Secretary would be raising the subject of Afghanistan while touring Europe, the PMS replied that the tour was very much focussed on Copenhagen. Asked how concerned the Prime Minister was that a quarter of the votes cast in the Afghan elections could be fraudulent and what effect this could have on […]

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Operation Overt

Asked whether the intelligence services feared that there were other cells like the one convicted yesterday, the PMS replied that it was important that the intelligence services were constantly alert to the threat of terrorism. We faced a real and serious threat and that was why we were focussed on making sure that we had […]

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The Times Quotes

Asked to comment on the story in The Times that had included quotes from an unnamed Cabinet Minister saying that the Prime Minister had been indecisive when dealing with issues over the summer , the PMS said that it would be quite a challenge to comment on every unattributable quote that was put to him. […]

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Misc

Asked for more detail on the DRC meeting and the subject of electoral reform, the PMS said he would not comment on that before the meeting had happened, but if he was able to he would update people if anything came out of that meeting. Asked about Copenhagen and possible energy shortages in the future, […]

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