» Wednesday, September 15, 2010European CouncilAsked about the proposed trade agreement with Pakistan and whether the EU would look to enhance Pakistan’s trading relationship with the EU through tariffs with the country, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it may be the case that we could do specific things for Pakistan which would benefit them in […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Spending ReviewAsked if the Prime Minister believed the figure of 4 billion of extra savings quoted by the Chancellor, as Iain Duncan Smith clearly didn’t, the PMS replied that the Chancellor had said several billion pounds of additional welfare savings. There was a spending review negotiation ongoing. Put that it could be more than 4 billion, […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Cardinal’s CommentsPut that a Cardinal who was originally supposed to be accompanying the Pope was now not coming due to comments he had made referring to the UK as a third world country , the PMS said that he hadn’t seen the comments but would look into it. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Andy CoulsonAsked if the Prime Minister’s view of Andy Coulson’s role had changed and whether he still had full confidence in him, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s view had not changed and he still had full confidence in him. Asked if Andy Coulson was being provided with legal advice by the Government, the PMS […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Papal visitWhen asked for a comment on whether the Prime Minister thought that the Pope’s visit should be a State visit, the PMS referred people back to the comments put out yesterday afternoon. The State visit had been long established and the Prime Minister was keen it was a success. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Unemployment figuresPut that the trade unions had said that things would get worse, the PMS said that the unemployment figures we saw today were encouraging. We would have to go through a process in the coming years of trying to rebalance our economy to increase the number of private sector jobs. original source. 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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