» Wednesday, February 24, 2010

No10 Allegations

Asked if he could confirm whether the Cabinet Secretary met with Andrew Rawnsley during the preparations for his book, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had nothing to add to what Sir Gus O’Donnell had said in the last few days. Put that it was reasonable for the press to […]

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Chancellor’s Interview

Asked if the Prime Minister and the Chancellor discussed the Chancellor’s interview this morning, the PMS said he did not know. The PMS said they may well have discussed possible questions on the economy at PMQs. Put that the interview must have come up and would he characterise the meeting between the two as cordial, […]

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Budget

Asked how the Budget was looking, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had said that the Chancellor would announce at the right time the timing of the Budget if there was to be one before the election. Asked if the normal four week notice period would be given, the PMS replied that he was […]

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Economy

Asked about a question from David Cameron at PMQs on GDP per capita that had since been clarified by the opposition, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had answered the question put to him. Asked whether GDP per capita was now lower than it was in 2005, the PMS said that he would check […]

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Hung Parliaments

Asked what the Prime Minister expected to see in the Cabinet office manual on hung parliaments, the PMS said that this related to Sir Gus O’Donnell’s manual on the subject and his aim to codify a lot of the conventions. The PMS said that it was likely that Sir Gus O’Donnell would have briefed the […]

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Pope’s Visit

Asked about the comments made by the Scottish Cardinal who said that the Pope would give the Government hell when he visited later this year, the PMS said that this was a political issue and not something the Government had got involved in. In terms of a Government response, the PMS said that the Prime […]

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Migrant Children

Asked about the proportion of migrant children still alive and what proportion came back to this country, the PMS said he did not have those figures to hand. Asked if managing the cases of former child migrants was Government business or was the work still being done by the charity, the PMS said the Government […]

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Cabinet Manual

Asked why the Cabinet Secretary felt the need for there to be a clarification of the hung Parliament, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the British constitution had never been codified and this work had been agreed with the Palace. A number of constitutional experts had been consulted. original source.

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Briefing

Asked why the Prime Minister had not realised that the Chancellor was being briefed against and asked what he was doing now to make sure he was aware of all future briefings, the PMS said that the Prime Minister said in an interview this morning that he had no involvement in, nor did he authorise, […]

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Falklands

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the situation in the Falklands, the PMS said that this was an issue that the Foreign Office was leading on; Chris Bryant had been talking about this yesterday and we remained in touch with the Government of Argentina. original source.

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