» Wednesday, November 4, 2009AfghanistanAsked what evidence the Prime Minister was using when he claimed in PMQs that the attack on British forces yesterday was carried out by the Taliban, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there was evidence that the Taliban had previously infiltrated and would continue to try and infiltrate both Afghan police […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MPs ExpensesAsked if the Prime Minister was comfortable with the idea of a pay rise for MPs to compensate them for earnings they might lose as a result of the Kelly Review, the PMS said he did not think anyone was proposing that. Put that Sir Stuart Bell had mentioned it, the PMS said the most […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanAsked if the Prime Minister was taking on board the case made by Kim Howells to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said Mr Howell had been writing in a personal capacity. The PMS said our policy on Afghanistan is clear, and our forces were securing the UK’s safety, particularly from terrorist attacks. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ExpensesAsked if the Prime Minister believed the recommendations in Sir Christopher Kelly’s report should be accepted in full, the PMS referred assembled press to the letter issued by the Prime Minister to Sir Christopher Kelly this morning. Asked again if the Prime Minister accepted the report in full, the PMS said the Prime Minister had […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU PresidentAsked if the Prime Minister had been in touch with Tony Blair, the PMS said the Prime Minister was committed to supporting a possible Tony Blair candidacy and was in regular contact with Mr Blair. Asked if Tony Blair had confirmed his candidacy, the PMS referred assembled press to Mr Blair’s office. 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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