» Monday, July 18, 2011Reserve ForcesAsked if the PM was happy that the army would be made up of 30% Dad’s Army’, the PMS referred them to the Defence Secretary’s comments on the radio this morning, where he had poo-pooed’ that description of the Reserve Forces, and referred them to the Defence Secretary’s statement due to be given in his […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Friday, July 15, 2011Morning press briefing for 15 July 2011Friday 15 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Phone Hacking, Afghanistan and Eurozone. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Phone HackingAsked what the PM thought of Rebekah Brook’s resignation, the PMS (Prime Minister’s Spokesman) said he thought it was the right decision. Asked whether he had contacted her since, the PMS said he had not. Asked whether he was given advance warning, the PMS said he wasn’t aware of any advance warning. Asked whether the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanAsked for a response to reports that the PM had approved a US request for British troops to fill in areas where US troops were planning to withdraw, the PMS said this was an operational matter for the Ministry of Defence. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EurozoneAsked whether the PM backed moves to slash Greece’s debt to 100% of GDP, the PMS said this was an issue for the Eurozone. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Thursday, July 14, 2011Afternoon press briefing for 14 July 2011Thursday 14 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Malaysian PM, Phone Hacking and Civil Service Bonuses. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Malaysian PMAsked what had been discussed, the PMDS (Prime Minister’s Deputy Spokesperson) said they discussed strengthening cooperation on security and crime; commercial opportunities and working together to build more open and exclusive societies. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Phone HackingAsked whether the PM would publish more details about his meeting with Rebekah Brooks and James Murdoch just before Christmas, the PMDS said this was a private engagement and that the PM had responded to a letter from Shadow Culture Secretary, Ivan Lewis, on this subject and he made clear that he had no role […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Civil Service BonusesAsked whether the PM had a view on whether civil servants should continue to receive bonuses, the PMDS said we were committed to making sure that only those civil servants who had performed exceptionally were rewarded and that was why far fewer people would be receiving any sort of performance award. She added that in […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, July 13, 2011Morning press briefing for 13 July 2011Wednesday 13 July 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Phone Hacking. original source. 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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