» Monday, October 5, 2009Lisbon Treaty/EU PresidencyAsked if the Prime Minister planned to press the Czech and Polish Presidents to expedite ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had made a statement on the Irish decision over the weekend and would let the process take its course. Asked at what point a […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Northern IrelandAsked how confident the Prime Minister was in regards to getting a deal on policing and justice in Northern Ireland before Christmas, the PMS said that the Prime Minister s meeting with leaders in Northern Ireland today was one of a series of meetings; the last one having taken place in New York. There was […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanAsked about troop numbers in Afghanistan, the PMS said that the position on troop numbers remained unchanged; there were three key factors to consider. Firstly, the outcome of the election; secondly, in light of military advice, the situation on the ground; and thirdly, the outcome of the McChrystal review. The Prime Minister had made clear […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned that President Obama was setting up a meeting of the four most powerful economic nations and that Great Britain would not be involved, the PMS said that our understanding regarding a suggestion of a G4 meeting was that it was purely speculative, and therefore there was nothing formally […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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