» Thursday, May 12, 2011

King of Jordan

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the meeting covered developments in the region and the Arab Spring. The King of Jordan had gone through the various reforms that they were taking forward domestically, such as a new constitution and new election laws. The PMS added that the Prime Minister […]

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Libya

Asked about the allied forces providing lethal weapons to the Libyan opposition forces, the PMS said that we had provided the opposition forces with various forms of non-lethal assistance but we had not made any decision to provide arms. Asked if the Government accepted that there was a stalemate, the PMS replied that as he […]

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Iraq Inquiry

Asked if the Prime Minister was impressed with how thorough and independent the Inquiry had been to date, the PMS said that he would not be providing a running commentary on the Inquiry. When asked why it had taken so long for some documents to be declassified, the PMS replied that he did not have […]

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Madeleine McCann

Asked what the Government would now do, the PMS said that we were considering what the McCann’s had said and seeing if there was anything else we could do, but we wanted to help them in any way we could. Put that the Prime Minister would reply to the letter, the PMS said that the […]

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Expenses

Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the review into expenses, the PMS replied that the position had been set out by Mark Harper. The Prime Minister’s view was that it was right that we had an independent body in charge of the expenses system, but he like many of his colleagues, thought that there were […]

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David Laws

Asked if the Prime Minister had seen the David Laws report, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had not seen the report as it was being published at 11am. On whether the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister would be present in the House for David Law’s statement, […]

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Afghanistan

Asked whether the Prime Minister had discussed different options for the pace of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had lots of meetings with the military and we did not provide briefing on all those meetings. President Karzai had announced in March, the first phase of security transition in Afghanistan. […]

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FIFA

Asked if the Prime Minister would support a live television debate to help determine who should be the next President of FIFA, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s view was that anything that allowed the candidates to set out their views on the future of football would be a good thing. Put that the […]

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Policing and Crime Bill

Asked what would happen to the Bill after it was voted against in the Lords, the PMS said it would come back to the House of Commons; the policy was very clearly set out in the Coalition document and that was the Government’s policy. Asked if the Government had been warned in advance that this […]

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Libya

Asked about allied support for setting up an independent radio station and funding for police uniforms, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had said that we would be providing additional support to the INTC, including police body armour and help and advice on setting up an independent broadcasting service. When asked what evidence there […]

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