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Libya

Asked for any information or agreed measures following the discussions in Rome, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the talks were ongoing and advised journalists to wait to see what came out of the meeting. The PMS added that the Foreign Secretary had spoken to media earlier today and had said […]

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Super-Injunctions

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on MPs using Parliamentary privilege to circumvent the super-injunction law, the PMS replied that she was not aware of the Prime Minister expressing a view on the issue, but he had expressed a view on privacy laws and had made clear that they should be looked at. […]

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Strike Legislation

Asked about a possible minimum threshold for strikes, the PMS said she would refer journalists back to the Prime Minister’s comments in PMQs in January, where he had said that he was happy to look into the arguments being made. original source.

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Libya

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that we should fund the rebels in Libya, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Foreign Secretary was at the Libya Contact Group in Rome today and we should wait for the outcome of those talks. They would be discussing various issues including actions to counter arms smuggling; […]

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

Strikes

Asked about the Prime Minister’s reaction to the Mayor of London’s accusation that he was being lily-livered’ over strike laws, the PMS referred to PMQs in January when the Prime Minister had been asked if he agreed that any union ballot that led to industrial action should have the majority support of those entitled to […]

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Israel

Asked what the Prime Minister had said to Prime Minister Netanyahu about the UK’s position if Israel didn’t engage in real peace talks, the PMS said that in some respects that was getting into the grounds of speculation – we needed to see through the current deal. The Prime Minister had been clear that we […]

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Portugal

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy for the UK to contribute to the EU in order to help bailout Portugal, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been clear about his position on bailouts and the mechanisms that currently existed, which the UK was signed up to. Going forward with the new mechanism […]

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