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Afghanistan

Put that it was unusual for the Prime Minister to have to seek an assurance that troops would be properly equipped before they could be deployed overseas, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we had always made clear that if we were to look at increasing troop numbers then there would be certain […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view as to why nobody mentioned expenses during PMQs, the PMS said that it was up to individual MPs to decide what questions they asked the Prime Minister. original source.

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PM Meeting

Asked for any more detail on the meeting the Prime Minister had with Martin McGuiness and Peter Robinson, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was the eighth meeting in recent weeks. Progress was being made but at this stage, there was nothing further to add. original source.

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Afghanistan

Asked how the Government could justify a potential rise in troops of 500 when the former Head of the Army had asked for a rise of 2000, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would make a statement imminently, so it would be inappropriate for him to make any comment on troop numbers at this […]

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MPs Expenses

Asked what the Prime Minister made of Nick Clegg s suggestion that expenses involving mortgage claims should be looked at again, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his views on the Legg Review very clear. He believed that we were seeing the back of a discredited old system and looked forward to […]

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Sir Terry Leahy

Asked whether the Prime Minister was worried about Sir Terry Leahy s criticism of the education system, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had enormous regard for Sir Terry Leahy and what he had achieved as a businessman. The key point was that the standards in secondary schools had never been higher; compared with […]

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Unemployment

Asked for a comment on the unemployment figures released today, the PMS said they had shown a significant slowing in the rate of unemployment. The Government believed that investment to get people back to work was working; 5,000 jobs would be created today under the Future Jobs Fund and the Jobs Guarantee was getting young […]

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