» Friday, November 11, 2011Morning press briefing for 11 November 2011Friday 11 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Eurozone, 50p tax rate, fuel prices, UKBA and Scottish referendum original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EurozoneAsked if the Prime Minister had had any conversations with President Obama, Chancellor Merkel or President Sarkozy in the last 72 hours and if not what was he doing to address the crisis, the PMS said there had been lots of conversations with these leaders in recent weeks. He said the Prime Minister was focussed […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) 50p tax rateAsked if the Prime Mister agreed that one way to stimulate growth would be to abolish the 50p tax rate, the PMS said our priority was to protect the UK economy from the global economic storm. He referred to the Chancellor’s comments in the Budget that the 50p tax rate should be a temporary measure, […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Fuel pricesAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about fuel prices, the PMS said the Prime Minister recognised that the cost of petrol was a concern for many families that rely on their car, which is why we removed the fuel duty escalator in the Budget and cut fuel duty, and as a result petrol was […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) UKBAAsked if Sir Gus O’Donnell had received and would act on a letter from Simon Danczuk MP asking him to investigate claims Home office special advisors briefed against the former head of the UK Border Agency Brodie Clark, the PMS said he understood that Sir Gus O’Donnell had not yet received a letter. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Scottish ReferendumAsked if the PM was considering a UK referendum on Scottish independence, the PMS said a referendum was something the Scottish Government wanted, and the next step was for them to set out their plans. 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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