» Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Chancellor Merkel

Asked if the Prime Minister had any reaction to Chancellor Merkel’s comments on hedge funds, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he had only just seen the comments made by Chancellor Merkel, but the Prime Minister was clear about the directive. Chancellor Merkel’s comments suggested that there was more work to be done before […]

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Chancellor Merkel

Asked if the Prime Minister had any reaction to Chancellor Merkel’s comments on hedge funds, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he had only just seen the comments made by Chancellor Merkel, but the Prime Minister was clear about the directive. Chancellor Merkel’s comments suggested that there was more work to be done before […]

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Iraq Inquiry

Asked if the Prime Minister had written to the Chilcot inquiry yet, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be writing to Sir John Chilcot, and the letter would be made available. The Prime Minister had taken the first opportunity to set out the position to the House of Commons, and it was entirely […]

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Iraq Inquiry

Asked if the Prime Minister had written to the Chilcot inquiry yet, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be writing to Sir John Chilcot, and the letter would be made available. The Prime Minister had taken the first opportunity to set out the position to the House of Commons, and it was entirely […]

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Misc

Asked who Clare Moody was, the PMS said that it was best to speak to the political spokesman. Asked who paid political office salaries, the PMS said it was best to speak to political office. Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to anyone at Unite or BA, the PMS said that the Prime Minister […]

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Misc

Asked who Clare Moody was, the PMS said that it was best to speak to the political spokesman. Asked who paid political office salaries, the PMS said it was best to speak to political office. Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to anyone at Unite or BA, the PMS said that the Prime Minister […]

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Job announcements

Asked whether the locations of these announcements corresponded to marginal Labour seats, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that these were national schemes. original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Unemployment

Put that 10billion had been saved due to lower than expected claims for unemployment benefit and what would that money be spent on in the Budget, the PMS said he wouldn’t comment on what may or may not be in the Budget. The PMS said that there was a saving for the Government due to […]

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Mephedrone

Asked if the Prime Minister was minded to legislate following the deaths of two people who had allegedly taken Mephedrone, the PMS said that this was a very sad and difficult case. The Prime Minister’s sympathy was with the families of the two young men who had died this week. The cause of death was […]

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BA Strike

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the planned BA strike potentially being an international one following discussions between Unite and Teamsters, the PMS said the Prime Minister’s view remained the same; this was something that would be deeply unsatisfactory for British Airways customers. The Prime Minister was being constantly updated and encouraged […]

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