» Thursday, October 22, 2009Royal Mail StrikeAsked if it was in the Government’s best interest for the disputing parties to attend ACAS, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the two parties needed to express themselves willing to sit down with ACAS and so far the Royal Mail management team had said they don’t think that would be appropriate until the threat […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) E-PetitionAsked how the Prime Minister will respond to a website petition with 72,000 signatures asking him to resign, the PMS said e-petitions were an important way of people expressing their views on a range of issues and that the Prime Minister received notification of all e-petitions. However he had to rely on the official process […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Postal StrikeAsked if the Government had played any part in the scuppering of an agreement between Royal Mail and the union, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had said a few words about the postal strike this morning and made clear that it was incumbent on the sides to get together. The […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) Business ReceptionAsked who was going to the business reception tonight, the PMS said that we did not usually give out the full list of people attending the business reception. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BNP on Question TimeAsked where the Prime Minister would be when Question Time was broadcast, the PMS said that he would be back in Downing Street. Asked if the Prime Minister had anything more to say ahead of Question Time tonight, the PMS said that the Prime Minister continued to take the view that he was not afraid […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister was surprised by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) taking on a political position in regards to human rights, the PMS said that it was a matter for the DPP; he was entitled to express his view on legal matters. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | 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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