» Monday, January 18, 2010
Haiti
The Prime Minister’s spokesman (PMS) started by giving an update on the situation in Haiti by announcing there had been an European Union meeting (EU) earlier that day and that the total EU contribution to the earthquake relief stood at a preliminary total of 30 million Euros in humanitarian assistance. The PMS said that the […]
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EU President Visit
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Ministers upcoming meeting with EU President Herman Van Rompouy, the PMS said it would be the first meeting between the two since the President took up his post and that they would cover a range of issues including the EU jobs and growth agenda in addition […]
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Nobel Laureates Dinner
Asked who would be attending the Prime Minister’s dinner with Nobel Laureates, the PMS said the attendees would be: the Prime Minister and Mrs Brown; the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Mrs Darling; the Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman and Mr Jack Dromey; Lord and Lady Drayson; and Baroness Vadera. […]
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Misc
Asked what role Helen Scott Lidgett would be in the Prime Minister’s team and what would be the role of Nicola Burdett, currently at Downing Street, the PMS said it was not for him to comment on Downing Street staffing issues and any political questions should be put to the Labour Party. Asked when the […]
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Kabul Attacks
We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms, and send our thoughts and sympathies to those that have been killed on injured. This indiscriminate attack on public areas of Kabul showed a deliberate disregard for the lives of ordinary Afghans. We and the rest of the international community stand united with the Government of […]
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Haiti Update
The Prime Minister continues to follow the situation in Haiti very closely. First of all, as you know, the FCO yesterday confirmed the death of Frederick Wooldridge, a British member of the United Nations team in Haiti. The Prime Minister’s thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult of times. The Prime […]
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Afghanistan
Asked if the Prime Minister had used the attacks in Kabul to call on NATO allies to commit to more troops in Afghanistan, the PMS replied that the contribution from ISAF members, not including the US currently stood at around 37,000 additional troops. The number of troops was one important dimension, but what was also […]
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Yemen
Asked if the Prime Minister was aware of the Council of Imams in Yemen stating on Friday that any foreign troops in Yemen should be fought as invaders, the PMS said he did not know if the Prime Minister was aware of that, but he would not wish to comment on it as he had […]
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Ecomony
Asked when the Treasury would be announcing the date of the Budget, the PMS advised people to check with the Treasury. Put that Lord Myners had suggested that there might be a UK-wide levy on banks, whereas Alastair Darling had said on Saturday that this was not on the cards, the PMS replied that there […]
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Iraq Inquiry
Asked if there had been any contact between the inquiry and No10, the PMS said that there was regular contact between the inquiry team and those people in Government who were involved in the inquiry. We had not and would not be commenting on individual requests. We had given all the documentation that had been […]
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