Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: Scottish Elections, Prime Minister and Rubbish Collections
Scottish Elections
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned by the “shambles and chaos” of the Scottish elections, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that this was obviously a serious matter, and we shared the public’s concern about the reported problems. These were devolved matters and the independent Electoral Commission would be undertaking a review into the conduct of the election, working with the Scottish Executive. It was important that we wait for the outcome of the review.
Asked if the Prime Minister stayed up watching the results last night, the PMS replied that she had not asked him but that he did not look “bleary eyed” as one journalist suggested he might if he had.
Prime Minister
Asked if we recognised the FT story about the Prime Minister getting a top European job after he stepped down, the PMS replied that the range of stories in this morning’s papers illustrated perfectly what we had always known, that there would be a great deal of speculation over the Prime Minister’s future at this time. The reality was, as we had said yesterday, decisions were yet to be made - and that remained the case today.
Asked if this covered talk of the Prime Minister standing down as an MP before the next general election, the PMS replied that no decision had been taken. As we had said before, next week the Prime Minister would be make a statement regarding his role as leader of the Labour Party.
Asked to confirm the very detailed story in the Telegraph that the Prime Minister had been having job discussions with his “gang of four”, the PMS replied that we would not be commenting on any of the speculation.
Rubbish Collections
Asked that given the current unpopularity of fortnightly bin collections, would the Government be advising local authorities on this issue, the PMS replied that as we had said before, this was a matter for local authorities.
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