Sentences with phrase «lobby briefing»
A "lobby briefing" refers to a meeting or discussion held by a group or an individual with policymakers or government officials in a lobby area. It is an opportunity for people to present their viewpoints, concerns, or information to influence decision-making on a particular issue. Full definition
At a crowded lobby briefing, political journalists got their only chance this week to quiz the Number 10 spokesman face - to - face.
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Not only will they have to survive punishing lobbying briefings with news - hungry political hacks, the ad states that the postholder will have to go even further....
But there was confusion at this morning's Westminster lobby briefing as the spokesman could not say who was on the committee or why Trump was being given a state visit so soon after his inauguration.
Ultra snotty response from No10 in lobby briefing to @LordAshcroft book.
At the afternoon lobby briefing Theresa May's spokesman refused several invitations to give any thoughts on John Major's speech.
Slack is expected to replace Helen Bower in the civil service job, which includes holding the twice - daily lobby briefings for Westminster journalists.
As Adel Darwish lobby journalist has tweeted to us, it's going to be an interesting lobby briefing with the prime minister's spokesman this afternoon.
Mr Hammond had been responding to her comments at the morning lobby briefing.
10.54 am: I'm off to the Downing Street lobby briefing now.
10:19 - The major development this morning will come at the press lobby briefing in parliament, where we'll get a better idea of Downing Street's attitude to the ongoing row.
Here are a couple of key points from this morning's lobby briefing with the prime minister's spokesperson (thanks to @nigelpmorris).
According to the Sun's Tom Newton Dunn, Number 10 was a bit more forthcoming at the afternoon lobby briefing.
The senior civil servant has been replaced in the job by his trusted deputy Helen Bower, who delivered this morning's lobby briefing for hacks.
and «enjoy the challenge of twice daily Westminster lobby briefings».
11:40 - Some lines filtering out of this morning's lobby briefing.
The prime minister's official spokesperson today refused to comment on the story, telling reporters at a lobby briefing that «I'm not intending to dignify this book by commenting on it.»
The prime minister's spokesperson repeated that defence in this morning's lobby briefing, telling journalists: «The facts are it is this government that has created a powerful new consumer regulator and it is this government that is taking the steps today.
At this morning's lobby briefing, journalists demanded to know why Donald Trump was getting the red carpet treatment so soon after his inauguration.
At this morning's lobby briefing, journalists demanded to know why Donald Trump was getting the red...
Asked that question at today's lobby briefing, the prime minister's official spokesman did not dispute the premise of it, but stressed Javid's recent track record as the reason for why he got the nod for home secretary.
At the lobby briefing this morning the prime minister's spokesperson was clear that there would be two votes, as we've been expecting: one on the second reading and one on the programme motion.
Which reminds me of the lobby briefing when John Major was PM and Norman Lamont was chancellor.
At the No 10 lobby briefing the prime minister's spokesperson rejected suggestions that David Cameron's exchange with Jesse Norman was an «angry» one.
He recommends that lobby briefings should be televised and journalists should not accept anonymous briefings.
Share access to lobby briefings with a more diverse group of reporters.
The interview was laughed off by the prime minister's spokesperson in this morning's lobby briefing.
At this morning's lobby briefing, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman was keen to kill the story and backed the defence minister.
At this morning's lobby briefing, No 10 made it clear that David Cameron supported calls for Sepp Blatter to quit as head of Fifa.
But the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson appeared to pour cold water on the idea at this morning's lobbying briefing:
At Monday morning's lobby briefing, the prime minister's official spokesperson notably back from echoing Osborne, saying instead:
But Downing Street played down this suggestion at the lobby briefing this morning.
As she arrived at security, a police officer confiscated her lobby briefing material and told her that she was not allowed to have anything of a political nature.