» Friday, June 18, 2010

World Cup

Questioned how interested the Prime Minister was in football, the PMS replied that he was very keen on watching the World Cup. Asked whether he had watched matches other than those played by England, the PMS said he did not have a list of all the games the Prime Minister had watched. original source.

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» Thursday, June 17, 2010

Israel

Asked for a reaction to the reports that Israel was considering easing the blockade on Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that she was aware of the reports in the media but would wait for the detail before commenting. original source.

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Spending Annoucement

Asked whether a nuclear loan of 80million would be included in the announcement, the PMS replied that she would not preclude what was in the statement, but clearly the Treasury had been reviewing all decisions made on spending from January. original source.

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EU Council

On whether there was a read-out from the Prime Minister’s meeting with President Barroso, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had done a broadcast clip after the meeting. On UK/EU engagement the Prime Minister had said that we should be focussing on the issue of substance and not on institutional reform and that people […]

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John Hayes Speech

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with John Hayes who had said that people hit by the recession should take up flower arranging, the PMS replied that what was important here was to get the economy back on its feet and ensure the private sector was given the support it needed in order to create […]

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» Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Bank Reform

Asked whether the Prime Minister thought the Chancellor’s announcement in the Commons today on banking regulation would have any impact on ordinary people, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did. When asked to clarify, he responded that there had been a failure in banking regulation in many countries, and as […]

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European Council

Asked if the European Council would look at a Europe-wide budget, the PMS said that discussions would look at the work carried out by Van Rompuy and that he would be providing an update on that work. These would be the first discussions European leaders would have had on these issues. The PMS said there […]

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BP

Asked if there had been any further contact between the Government and BP, the PMS said DECC was in regular contact and had been receiving updates. Suggested that the Prime Minister may be concerned that President Obama might ask BP to make financial commitments that could damage the company, the PMS referred to an interview […]

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LGBT reception

Put that there had been speculation on whether Peter Tatchell had been invited to the reception, the Prime Minster’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the purpose of this evening’s reception was to mark the start of the Gay Pride festival. There would be lots of people attending from business, charities and elsewhere and […]

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IPSA

On whether the Prime Minister thought that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) was doing a good job, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was very much in favour of the system and having an independent authority to deal with these issues. There had been some discussions about how that had been going and […]

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