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TUC Invitation

Asked whether it was the Prime Minister’s intention to accept an invitation to attend the TUC conference, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did not know whether an invitation had been received. The PMS added that in any case, we would not confirm the Prime Minister’s diary this far in […]

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Rape Anonymity Laws

On whether the Prime Minister was relaxed about the Government pushing ahead with rape anonymity laws, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did not think there was a great deal to add to what the Prime Minister had said in the House on past occasions; it was something that he […]

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Russian Spy Case

Put that there were reports that Russian spies could be swapped for people being held in the UK, the PMS said that this was an issue for the US authorities and we would not comment on intelligence issues. original source.

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Lockerbie

Put that a number of US Senators had written to the Prime Minister requesting an investigation into the Lockerbie bombing, the PMS said that he had not seen the letter so would need to come back to people on the matter. Asked what the view of the Prime Minister was on the Lockerbie bombing when […]

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Raoul Moat

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy with how the hunt for Raoul Moat was progressing, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made clear in the House that it would not be appropriate to comment on an ongoing police investigation. original source.

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Abu Hamza

Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to the European Court of Human Rights ruling to halt the extradition of Abu Hamza, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there was nothing to add to what the Home Office had already said; we would await the court’s judgement in the case, and in the meantime the […]

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

Michael Gove

Asked if the Prime Minister had confidence in Michael Gove, the PMS said yes. Asked if the Prime Minister thought Michael Gove mishandled the announcement on Building Schools for the Future (BSF), the PMS said that there were mistakes made and Mr Gove had apologised for those mistakes yesterday. Asked if there was any thought […]

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Sir Alan Budd

Put that Sir Alan Budd quit the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) because he wasn’t given the independence he expected, the PMS said that that was not true; Sir Alan Budd was originally appointed for a fixed-term and as such was only ever going to hold his position for a limited amount of time. Put […]

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» Thursday, July 8, 2010

TUC Invitation

Rape Anonymity Laws

Russian Spy Case

Lockerbie

Raoul Moat

Abu Hamza

Michael Gove

Sir Alan Budd

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