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BP oil leak

Put that the Prime Minister may have some concerns about the language used by President Obama against BP, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would not want to comment specifically on what the President had said. However, he hopes that a resolution to the situation could be found as soon as possible.

In terms of what was happening in the UK, the Energy Minister had been leading talks with BP, and met a representative last week. Also there were conversations ongoing at official level.

On it being suggested that President Obama was attacking BP based on its nationality by referring to it as British Petroleum’, the PMS asserted that the Prime Minister would not want to comment on an individual company, but was clear that BP was a global company. This was an issue that was clearly important to President Obama due to the location of the incident, but ultimately this was a matter for the company to sort the problem out.

Asked whether it was true that BP had been to the British Embassy in Washington to discuss President Obama’s attacks, the PMS said this was a matter for the Foreign Office. Discussions continued at official level, keeping the UK up to date with BP and their handling of the situation.

When it was suggested that the Prime Minister may be worried about the effect of the spill on British markets, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would not be commenting on an individual company and its effect on the markets.

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about an anti-British backlash in the USA, the PMS responded that the problems faced by the people on the east coast of America were tragic, and that the Prime Minister hoped a solution would be found as soon as possible.

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