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Climate Change

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving an update on the Copenhagen Climate Summit. The Prime Minister had spoken to a range of leaders over the last few days including Ban Ki moon, Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark and other leaders from the developed and developing worlds. Prime Minister Rasmussen had issued a formal […]

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Rupert Murdoch

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Rupert Murdoch, the PMS replied that as he had said this morning, he could confirm that a telephone call had taken place between the two of them. The two of them spoke regularly, but the PMS would not go into any more detail on the basis that […]

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Meeting with NATO Secretary General

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the Prime Minister had congratulated the NATO Secretary General on establishing himself quickly in his new role. Their discussion focused on Afghanistan and there was complete agreement that the international community needed to continue to show resolve. The mission remained critical to preventing Al-Qauda using Afghanistan as a base […]

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Rupert Mordoch

Asked about the telephone conversation the Prime Minister had with Rupert Murdoch earlier this week, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had regular conversations with Rupert Murdoch and had the most enormous personal regard for him, but we did not give out details of the Prime Minister’s private conversations. Asked what the Prime Minister […]

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MOD Bonuses

Asked what the Prime Minister’s reaction was to anger from soldiers’ families regarding bonuses that the MOD had paid some Civil Service staff, the PMS said that the Prime Minister felt the loss of every person who died in conflict in Afghanistan and his condolences were always with the families of those affected. The MOD […]

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Immigration

Asked what the Prime Minister based his claim on that the population wouldn’t hit 70 million, the PMS said that the Prime Minister recognised that people felt strongly about the issue of immigration and today’s speech was important. With the current system migration was being managed at every level; we had a comprehensive Points Based […]

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Lord Mandelson

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that Lord Mandelson was too valuable to the Government to leave for a job in the EU, the PMS said that Lord Mandelson had said that he had been flattered by the consideration of such a role but had said he was home for good . original source.

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