» Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Lady Thatcher’s Funeral

Asked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher’s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so.

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Press briefing morning 16 April 2013

Tuesday 16 April 2013 The Cabinet meeting, Boston and the implications for Lady Thatcher’s funeral and the London marathon were discussed at this briefing session

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

Cabinet

As is usual in Tuesday morning’s session, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMS) gave journalists a brief run down of what was discussed at Cabinet that morning. He was asked what the Chancellor had said about inflation, to which he replied that it was as the Chancellor had set out in the Budget. He said […]

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Boston

Asked whether there would be any security changes to Lady Thatcher’s funeral or the London Marathon in light of the explosions in Boston, the PMS said that security arrangements for major public events were always kept under review. He said that the Prime Minister thought that the scenes from Boston were shocking and horrific and […]

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 Funeral

Asked whether the Prime Minister was disappointed with the American delegation coming to Lady Thatcher’s funeral, or whether it was a snub that no former presidents would attend, the PMS said absolutely not and that the seniority of the America dignitaries attending was reflective of her global stature. He welcomed the fact that two former […]

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Permitted development

Asked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the govt would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights.

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» Saturday, April 6, 2013

Cabinet

Asked what areas of growth the Home Secretary spoke about in Cabinet the PMS said every department has a role to play in the growth agenda and the Home Secretary was updating Cabinet on what areas her department is working on. The examples given were through public service reform and continuing reform of immigration and […]

Briefing took place at 19:26 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

» Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Press briefing – morning 2 April

Wednesday 3 April 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on welfare, Europe, toll roads, the civil service and Scotland. The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on welfare, Europe, toll roads, the civil service and Scotland.

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Welfare

Asked whether the PM thought he could live on 53 per week, the PMS said that the PM believed the benefit levels were fair. Welfare reform was ensuring work paid and unemployed people were supported back into work. Benefits were designed to support people back into work and were not for the long term. Asked […]

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Europe

Questioned about the Balance of Competencies Review and Eurozone unemployment, the PMS said that the review had always intended to be a transparent process and the Government had invited other EU member states to contribute. The Government understood that some other states saw it as a domestic review. On unemployment, the PMS said that Eurozone […]

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