» Friday, May 13, 2011

Wine cellar review

Asked for more detail on the wine cellar review, the PMS said the conclusions of a review on the government’s wine cellar would be published today. The PMS went on to confirm that more expensive wine would be sold to replenish stocks. original source.

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Wine cellar review

Asked for more detail on the wine cellar review, the PMS said the conclusions of a review on the government’s wine cellar would be published today. The PMS went on to confirm that more expensive wine would be sold to replenish stocks. original source.

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

Wine cellar review

Asked for more detail on the wine cellar review, the PMS said the conclusions of a review on the government’s wine cellar would be published today. The PMS went on to confirm that more expensive wine would be sold to replenish stocks. original source.

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

Greek bailout

Asked if the UK would have to contribute to the Greek bail out, the PMS said that the Chancellor had set out the position we would not be contributing. original source.

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Greek bailout

Asked if the UK would have to contribute to the Greek bail out, the PMS said that the Chancellor had set out the position we would not be contributing. original source.

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

Madeliene McCann

Asked if the decision by Downing Street and the Home Office to direct the Met to conduct an investigation raised questions about the political interference in the operating of the police force, the PMS said that the Prime Minister and Home Secretary had agreed with Sir Paul Stephenson that this should happen; that was not […]

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Economy

Asked if the government was concerned that the French and German economies were growing faster than the UK’s, the PMS said that it was good news because mainland Europe was our major trading partner. The PMS said that as we sought to rebalance our economy we would need to export more. This was reliant on […]

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» 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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