» Thursday, May 5, 2011StrikesAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IsraelAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) PortugalAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, May 4, 2011Prime Minister Netanyahu MeetingOn what would be discussed in the meeting between the Prime Minister and Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister looked forward to welcoming Prime Minister Netanyahu to No10 today. The Prime Minister had made clear in his statement yesterday that this was a time to […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Tube StrikeAsked for a reaction to the proposed tube strike, the PMS replied that bringing disruption to the London transport network was not welcome, but on the other hand, strikes were a democratic right. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Usama Bin LadenAsked if there had been any more contacts or detail of the circumstances surrounding Usama Bin Laden’s death, the PMS said that she had nothing to add to what the Prime Minister had said yesterday. Asked when the Prime Minister was updated with the revised version of events, the PMS replied that we had regular […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) PortugalAsked for a reaction to Portugal reaching a bail-out agreement with the European Union, the PMS said that it was her understanding that details were yet to be agreed. The PMS added that the Prime Minister had been clear that stability in the Eurozone was in our interests and we wanted to see a strong […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaAsked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Italian Foreign Minister who was reported to have said that it was time to set an end date for operations in Libya, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s view on Libya was very clear; we wanted to enforce UN Resolution 1973; to protect the civilian population […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CoalitionAsked if the Prime Minister was still confident the Coalition would last the full five years of this Parliament, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been very clear in the interviews he gave yesterday about the strength and cohesion of the Coalition. On whether the Prime Minister still had confidence in Chris Huhne, […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Public Sector ReformAsked if the Prime Minister backed plans to scale back the privatisation of the public sector, the PMS replied that she believed a leaked memo was being referred to and as people knew, the Government did not comment on leaked documents. The PMS said that the Government had been very clear on its plans for […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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