» Wednesday, March 20, 2013Press Briefing – morning 20 MarchWednesday 20 March 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cabinet, unemployment figures, Leveson, Cyprus and Syria The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cabinet, unemployment figures, Leveson, Cyprus and Syria. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetThe Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) briefed the lobby on the morning’s cabinet meeting which took place ahead of the budget. He said that the Chancellor had set out the economic case and that it was vital in tough times to stick to the course and tackle the deficit while continuing to support aspiration. He […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Unemployment figsThe PMOS said that these were mixed figures but pointed to the positives: unemployment was down 136,000 in the last year; since May 2010, 1.25m extra jobs had been created; along with 1m apprenticeships; and 100k young people had been given work experience through youth contracts. He told journalists that at the heart of the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LevesonWhen asked about press hostility to a Royal Charter, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister’s view as set out in the House on Monday remained: that this was a workable solution which had been agreed with cross-party support and it was time for the press to get on and set up the independent self-regulator. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CyprusAsked whether the Prime Minister was concerned by the vote in the Cypriot parliament yesterday, the PMOS said that it was clearly in everyone’s interests for Cyprus to tackle its financial difficulties and that that there was stability in the Eurozone – especially as a major export market for the UK. He said that discussions […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) SyriaAsked if the Prime Minister had discussions with anyone about the alleged chemical or biological weapons attacks in Syria, the PMOS confirmed that British authorities were working with a range of international partners to establish the facts. He referred lobby to the FCO statement issued yesterday and said that the Prime Minister’s view is that […] 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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