» Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Economy

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Ken Clarke that it could take two or three years to secure the economic recovery, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had not seen the Justice Secretary’s words. The PMS said that what was certainly true was that the economy was hit by […]

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Egypt

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on what was happening in Egypt, the PMS replied that the Foreign Secretary had put out a statement on the situation. original source.

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Peers

Asked if the Prime Minister met with cross-bench Peers today, the PMS said that there was a meeting earlier today and no doubt, recent events in the Lords were one of the things discussed. On whether the Prime Minister urged peers to back a guillotine for the AV Bill, the PMS replied that he was […]

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GDP Figures

Asked if the Prime Minister was confident there wouldn’t be a double dip recession, the PMS said that it was worth noting what the ONS itself had said about the impact of the cold weather on this quarter. It was also worth noting the negative contribution from construction, which was historically a very volatile part […]

Briefing took place at 11:21 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

GDP Figures

Asked if the Prime Minister was confident there wouldn’t be a double dip recession, the PMS said that it was worth noting what the ONS itself had said about the impact of the cold weather on this quarter. It was also worth noting the negative contribution from construction, which was historically a very volatile part […]

Briefing took place at 10:51 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

AV Bill

Asked for his view on a possible guillotine’ or timetabling for the Lords, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we were looking at the options. Asked at what point did things become critical in terms of the passage of the Bill, the PMS replied that as he understood it, it had […]

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

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