» Wednesday, June 23, 2010BudgetAsked if the thinking behind the Prime Minister’s broadcast Q&A was to sell the Budget, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was completely reasonable that the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister were answering questions on what was a significant economic event yesterday. Put that the Prime Minister did not answer the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Sinn FeinAsked for clarification regarding the Prime Minister’s comments on Sinn Fein during PMQs, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his position clear in the past; if people were elected to the House of Commons, then they should attend. In terms of expenses, they were now a matter for the Independent Parliamentary Standards […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) General McChrystalAsked if the UK would get consulted on who was in charge of British troops in Afghanistan and whether the subject was brought up in the Prime Minister’s call with President Obama, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the subject was raised by the President during the discussion. They agreed that […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BudgetOn whether the Prime Minister spoke about the Budget to the President, the PMS said that he had done. The Prime Minister had explained the measures that we had taken yesterday. Asked if the Prime Minister had explained why he was going further and faster than the US, the PMS replied that there was agreement […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) G8/G20 summitsAsked if the subject of Alexander Litvinyenko would be raised in any bilateral with President Medvedev, the PMS advised people to wait for bilaterals to be confirmed before agendas could be discussed. Asked for the Prime Minister’s hopes for the two summits, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was looking forward to the two […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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