» Wednesday, July 7, 2010

New Transparency Agenda

Asked to explain the Transparency Agenda, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that journalists should speak to the Cabinet Office. original source.

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School buildings

Asked whether the Prime Minister wanted Michael Gove to go to the House and apologise for the error on school buildings, the PMS replied that clearly a mistake had been made and that Michael Gove had apologised. original source.

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PMQs

Asked why the Prime Minister had stopped naming soldiers who had died during combat at the start of Prime Minister’s Questions, the PMS said that he hadn’t. On why he hadn’t done it today, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had done so yesterday. original source.

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Crime

Asked whether the Prime Minister stood by what he said about crime statistics, the PMS said that there was a long-standing debate about these figures. There had been a number of methodological changes over time and therefore there were different ways of interpreting them and different figures had been used. original source.

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Afghanistan

Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to President Obama about troop deployment since their meeting in Canada, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had not spoken to the President since then. Asked why a statement was being given to Parliament, the PMS advised people to wait for […]

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

7/7 Bombings

On whether the Prime Minister was sending a representative to the memorial in Hyde Park, the PMS replied that a wreath had been laid this morning on behalf of the Government with a message from the Prime Minister. Asked what the message had said, the PMS read the message out: In memory of the victims […]

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