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Wednesday 30 June 2004

PMS afternoon briefing - 29 June

Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: Butler Committee, European Union and Iraq.

Butler Committee

Asked when the Butler Committee was due to report, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the timing was a matter for the Committee, not for us.  She referred journalists to the Cabinet Office for further detail.

European Commission

Asked when the British Government would announce its new European Commissioner, the PMS said that she wasn’t aware of an imminent announcement.

Iraq

Asked the Prime Minister’s reaction to be being told by an interviewer from Iraq this morning that the Iraqi people were living in the middle of hell, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had answered the question in his interview.  His words spoke for themselves.

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