Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: New Conservative Leader, Pensions, Rendition and Incoming European Visits.
Downing Street press briefings explained
New Conservative Leader
Asked if the Prime Minister had any reaction to the election of David Cameron, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said there were none that he could speak of because it was party political. Asked if the Prime Minister was working hard on PMQs, the PMOS said that the last he saw he was working on other business, but no doubt he would turn his attention to PMQs later on as he normally did.
Pensions
Asked if there was any reaction to the criticism from the pensions industry about the u-turns on Share Incentive Plans, the PMOS said that the Treasury had been dealing with this matter and it was probably best if they continued to. The Chancellor had set out the position yesterday and the Prime Minister fully supported them.
Rendition
Asked if the Prime Minister had anything to add or say about the All Party Group set up to investigate whether Britain might have had knowledge of some of the CIA flights and extraordinary renditions, the PMOS said that he had set out the position, the Foreign Office had set it out and more importantly the Foreign Secretary had set it out yesterday following Dr Rice’s comments. We had nothing further to add.
Incoming European Visits
Asked if there was anything new on the schedule for Thursday and Friday, the PMOS said on Thursday the meeting with the Prime Minister of Belgium would be at 8am, Portugal at 12pm, Finland at 1pm, Slovenia at 3pm, Sweden at 4pm, and the Netherlands at 7pm. Then on Friday there would be a phone call to Luxemburg at 9am, a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ireland at 11am, Greece at 1pm and Spain at 2pm. There were still others that may be fitted in but they were not yet confirmed. Asked if there was a time for speaking to the press, the PMOS said that we may do something at the end but we were still thinking about it.
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