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Military Assistant

Asked whether CDS was still the military adviser to the Government, PMS confirmed that was the case and added that this post would strengthen the links between No 10 and the MOD and the Armed Forces. Asked what prompted this decision, PMS said the selection process had been underway for some time. Asked what it […]

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SDSR

Asked whether it has always been the PM who would announce the Defence Review, PMS said that had always been the case. original source.

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Quangos

PMS told assembled press that action would be taken to tackle the legacy of departmental bodies. PMS said in many cases functions may be taken back into Departments and Ministers will be responsible rather than making an unelected quango responsible for an important function. In some other cases, that particular model might be the right […]

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Linda Norgrove

Asked about the repatriation of her body, PMS said it would some time this week. original source.

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FIFA

Asked who instigated the meeting with FIFA, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) referred journalists to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the process because there have been a number of meetings over a number of months on the issue of England’s World Cup bid. Put that this meeting was to make up for […]

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Linda Norgrove

Asked for an update on the investigation, the PMS said that the discussions between the Prime Minister and President Obama had established the principles of the investigation: there would be close cooperation between the UK and the US. The names of those leading it had been agreed and the investigation team would have access to […]

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General Petraeus

Put that General Petraeus had said he did not want his hands tied to a timetable, the PMS explained that a strategy had been set out, that a timetable had been established and that a process was in place to ensure that strategy would reviewed at the end of this year. original source.

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