Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: EU Constitution, Climate Change, Mrs Blair and theCabinet Secretary.
EU Constitution
Asked which parts of the EU Constitution Britain wished to ‘cherry-pick’, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Foreign Secretary had set out the position yesterday in his statement to the House of Commons. There would be a meeting of all the 25 leaders in Brussels next week where the Constitution would be discussed; we should wait for the outcome of that meeting.
Climate Change
Asked if we were wasting our time talking to the US about climate change when we should be talking to China, the PMS said that no doubt the Prime Minister would talking to all the leaders of the G8 during the next six months. Asked if the Prime Minister planned to go to China, the PMS said that he would be visiting China and India later in the year.
Mrs Blair
Asked if the Prime Minister was considering reviewing the rules governing the conduct of a Prime Minister’s spouse, the PMS said that she hadn’t discussed the issue with the Prime Minister. The Cabinet Office had been dealing with the issue and we had not made any comment.
Cabinet Secretary
Asked when the new Cabinet Secretary would be appointed, the PMS said she did not know.
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