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To: v i n mil m • v ioneDgmail.comi From: Sent Fri 8/7/2009 2:34:42 PM Sul:4ect Fw: BBC Monitoring: Mendelson in charge - from abroad Title: Fw: BBC Monitoring: Mandelson in charge - from abroad Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device From: Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 13:30:59 +0000 To: Power Peter 1(COMMSal Subject: Re: BBC Monitoring: Mandelson in charge - from abroad Mad. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device From: "Power Peter 1(COMMS1)" 'Eft, Subject: Fw: BBC Monitoring: Mandelson in charge - from abroad — Original Message — From: Mwrcll Rebecca (COMMS) To: COMMS - Press Office Operational; COMMS - Press Office Monitoring Sent: Fri Aug 07 14:13:17 2009 Subject: BBC Monitoring: Mendelson in charge - from abroad Mendelson in charge - from abroad Business Secretary Lord Mendelson has taken over the day-to-day running of Britain, although he is still abroad. While Gordon Brown is on his month-long break different ministers arc filling in for him as stand-in PM. It was deputy labour leader Haniet Hannan's turn this week, but her office said on Friday she was now on leave. Downing Street said Lord Mendelson was the minister in charge of day-to-day affairs and was "contactable". He has been on holiday in Corfu this week. A Downing Street spokeswoman added: "The prime minister is in charge if any urgent issues arise". It was revealed earlier this week that Mr Brown is spending pad of his holiday doing voluntary work in his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbcath constituency. Ms Harman's stint in charge saw her hit the headlines for suggesting there should always be a woman in one of Labour's top two jobs and that men "cannot be le0 to run things on their own". On Thursday she denied her comments had been about positioning herself as a future Labour leader and played down differences between her and Lord Mendelson - amid reports of divisions over parental leave rights and flexible working. Rebecca Murrell Press Office I BIS I I Victoria Street I London I SW1H 0ET EFTA_R1_01515184 EFTA02440992 The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. EFTA_R1_01515185 EFTA02440993