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Afternoon press briefing for 11 July 2011

Monday 11 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Phone Hacking and Public Sector Reform. original source.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Phone Hacking

Asked if the PM was aware of the statement put out by Metropolitan Police on phone hacking, the PMS said he wasn’t able to confirm this. Asked whether the PM had been made aware of the former PM’s upcoming statement on phone hacking, the PMS said we were aware of media reports. Asked if the […]

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Public Sector Reform

Asked whether plans had been watered down because of Liberal Democrat concerns, the PMS said this was untrue. He added that if you compared the Public Services White Paper with the PM’s comments earlier in the year, you would see there was a consistent message. Asked why this particular White Paper would not lead to […]

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Morning press briefing for 11 July 2011

Monday 11 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: BSkyB Takeover bids and Southern Cross. original source.

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

BSkyB Takeover bids

Asked if the Prime Minister (PM) shared the Deputy Prime Minister’s (DPM) views about the Rupert Murdoch bid for BSkyB, the PMS said the issue was being dealt with by the Culture Secretary who was seeking advice from Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OfT). Asked if the Government had confidence in Ofcom, the […]

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Southern Cross

Asked if there was any reaction to the Government’s guarantee that no individuals would be left homeless following the announcement that Southern Cross would close, the PMS said local authorities needed to make sure that people get the appropriate care and with around 50K care home places, there was no reason why anyone should fail […]

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