Sentences with phrase «culture secretary following»

He turned down an offer of Culture Secretary following the election and is understood to want a more senior post.

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Labour's shadow Culture Secretary Maria Eagle has said Culture Secretary John Whittingdale should stop making press regulation decisions following the revelation he had a relationship with a prostitute.

«July 7th last year was a day of infamy and heroism,» said culture secretary Tessa Jowell, but she added: «It is clear that more could have been done to support all those who were caught up in the attacks - on the day and in the weeks and months that followed.»

Tom Watson, the shadow culture secretary and deputy Labour leader, has put out a statement following the vote against a Leveson two inquiry accusing the government a «shameless capitulation to press barons».

«Following the excellent news on Tuesday that Cornwall councillors have approved up to # 3 million for the stadium, we now have a very clear understanding of the Government's position with regard to providing the funding to complete phase 1 of the project after meeting Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Sports Minister Tracey Crouch in Westminster.

Immediately following the release of your report, the Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced that the Tories would be introducing strong censorship of the Internet if they win the next election, in order to «protect children» from pornography.

The shadow culture secretary, Ivan Lewis, has demanded an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the BBC licence fee settlement following thehastily negotiated deal agreed with the government last week.

Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet Office minister, became the latest senior minister to say Britain should be prepared to leave if the negotiations fail following the claim by Sajid Javid, the culture secretary, that Britain has nothing to fear outside the EU.

That committee [then called the standards and privileges committee] opened its original inquiry into the affair in July 2012, following the accusation made by the culture select committee, chaired by John Whittingdale (now the culture secretary), about the three men having lied.

His comments followed claims by the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, that the Tories stil have «a deep strain of homophobia».

Auditor general John Bourn was appointed as an independent advisor to government ministers on the code of conduct following the row over culture secretary Tessa Jowell in March.

Government plans to privatise Channel 4, revealed by a leaked document last year, have receded under the new government following former culture secretary John Whittingdale's departure.

Will the Leader of the House now answer the following questions, which the Culture Secretary conspicuously failed to answer yesterday?»

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been defended by the leader of the House of Commons over her apology to MPs, following an inquiry into her expenses.

The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, has said he would support changes to the way MPs» expenses are overseen, following the row over Culture Secretary Maria Miller's claims.

David Cameron has asked Education Secretary Michael Gove and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to look again the plans following «local concerns».

When the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition following the 2010 general election, Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (combining the roles of leading the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with that of Minister for the Olympics).

When he launched the School Games earlier this year, following an outcry over government cuts to the overall school sport budget, the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said he wanted them to bring «the magic of the Olympics» into every school in the country.

UK's National Campaign for the Arts chair issues post-election statement Samuel West, chair of the UK's National Campaign for the Arts, has issued a statement following the reappointment of the secretary and minister for culture after last week's election.

Matt Hancock has been named the new culture secretary replacing Karen Bradley in the cabinet reshuffle which took place Today, Monday, 8th January, following...