Afternoon press briefing from 7 May 2008

08.05.08 - 11:49 ... source : 10 Downing Street

... Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Scotland and fuel pricesDowning Street press briefings explainedScotlandAsked if the Prime Minister backed a referendum on Scottish independence, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister answered that question at PMQs today. As he said there was the Calman Review underway looking at how we can strengthen devolution and we needed to review progress in light of that.Asked if Wendy Alexander was correct that Gordon Brown had endorsed her call for a referendum, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister set out his position at PMQs earlier today.Asked why the Prime Minister did not believe that Wendy Alexander had given her support for a referendum, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was asked a very specific question at PMQs, and he gave a very specific answer to it. The question put to him was that Labour's leader in Scotland said there should be a ...» Next (HTML)