» Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Parliamentary Standards

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on David Cameron s proposal to increase food and alcohol prices in Parliament, the PMS said that these things were important for MPs and Lobby journalists alike, so maybe there was a vested interest in the question. The Prime Minister had always been focused on the need […]

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Michael Shields

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the Justice Secretary s decision to pardon jailed football fan Michael Shields, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the decision made by Jack Straw. Asked if the Prime Minister predicted any diplomatic problems with Bulgaria in the light of this decision, the PMS said […]

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Michael Shields

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the Justice Secretary s decision to pardon jailed football fan Michael Shields, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the decision made by Jack Straw. Asked if the Prime Minister predicted any diplomatic problems with Bulgaria in the light of this decision, the PMS said […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Michael Shields

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the Justice Secretary s decision to pardon jailed football fan Michael Shields, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the decision made by Jack Straw. Asked if the Prime Minister predicted any diplomatic problems with Bulgaria in the light of this decision, the PMS said […]

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Misc

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be watching England v Croatia or Holland v Scotland this evening, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be keeping an eye on both matches. Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet Colonel Gaddafi during his visit to New York, the PMS said that the […]

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Misc

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be watching England v Croatia or Holland v Scotland this evening, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be keeping an eye on both matches. Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet Colonel Gaddafi during his visit to New York, the PMS said that the […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Misc

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be watching England v Croatia or Holland v Scotland this evening, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be keeping an eye on both matches. Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet Colonel Gaddafi during his visit to New York, the PMS said that the […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

» 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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