Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman on: Hercules, Arctic Convoy and Roger Liddle.
Hercules
Asked about the defence report on the Hercules crash, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that as he understood it, the report ruled out certain causes that had been suggested. There were still a lot of other factors that had to be looked at before a final report could be produced. We weren’t at the stage were we could definitively say what had caused the crash.
Arctic Convoy
Asked if the Prime Minister was meeting veterans from the Artic convoy, the PMOS confirmed that he was. Asked if they would be receiving a separate campaign medal, the PMOS said that discussions were going on with the veterans and their representatives at this very moment. It would be wrong to pre-empt those discussions. People could take it though that there would be recognition of their achievements. Questioned as to how much progress would be made by this evening, the PMOS said that people would see that we had made progress, we had taken the issue seriously and had recognised the unique contribution of the Arctic Convoy
Roger Liddle
Asked about Roger Liddle’s comments on the European constitution, the PMOS said that Roger Liddle was entitled to his own personal view. It was the Prime Minister’s prerogative to listen to advice and and to make his own decisions. Roger Liddle no longer worked for Downing Street. Therefore you couldn’t say that Roger Liddle’s view reflected those of Downing Street.
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