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Iraq war

Asked whether the Government thought that British military personnel serving in Iraq were serving there illegally, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Coalition Government did not have a specific view on the legality of the Iraq War. The Iraq Inquiry was looking at a range of issues including the legal […]

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Yarlswood

Asked whether the Deputy Prime Minister would correct his comment in the Commons that the Yarlswood Detention Centre would be closing, the PMS said that the Deputy Prime Minister was talking in the context of child detention and it was the case that there would be an announcement in the next few days regarding the […]

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Afghanistan

Asked if it was chiselled in stone that UK combat troops would be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the PMS replied that she wouldn’t characterise it in those terms. Both the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister had said that they would expect combat troops to be out of Afghanistan by 2015, […]

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Prime Minister in the US

Asked why the Prime Minister described the UK as the United States’ junior partner in 1940 when the United States did not enter the Second World War until a year later and didn’t that belittle the efforts of British armed forces who were fighting a lone battle that year, the PMS said that the last […]

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Graduate tax

Asked about the possibility of a graduate tax, the PMS said that Lord Browne was looking at the issue of higher education funding. One of the options was taxation. Lord Browne was yet to report and the Government would wait for that report before making any further decisions. Put that Vince Cable seemed to suggest […]

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Network Rail

Put that Network Rail had voted on bonuses today, the PMS said that the Secretary of State for Transport had written to Network Rail when it had become apparent that they would be offering significantly high bonuses and asked the board of Network Rail to reconsider. The Prime Minister had said at the time that […]

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Al Megrahi

Asked about the Prime Minister not ruling out an inquiry into the release of Al Megrahi, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had asked the Cabinet Secretary to produce a report, setting out what papers were related to the case and provide advice to the Prime Minister on which of these papers could be […]

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US Trip

Asked about the Prime Minister’s talks yesterday with President Obama and in particular what was said about Megrahi, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and the President shared the view that the decision to release Megrahi was a bad one, and the Prime Minister had asked the Cabinet Secretary to look […]

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Misc

Asked what the Prime Minister had to say about reports that the armed forces could be cut by 35,000, the PMS said that this was a speculative story; the Strategic Defence and Security Review was underway and was due to report in the autumn. Asked if the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister had […]

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