Sentences with phrase «defence secretary made»

The former Defence Secretary made his intervention after it was revealed that Mrs Spelman's former secretary, Sally Hammond, revealed that she was «shocked» at how much Tina Haynes, the nanny, was being paid a decade ago.

Today the defence secretary made it clear that The Guardian (and others) might have been on to something.

Not exact matches

This legally questionable action risks escalating further, as US defence secretary James Mattis has admitted, an already devastating conflict and therefore makes real accountability for war crimes and use of chemical weapons less, not more likely.»

A new defence secretary, a series of clashes on Britain's involvement in the EU and a couple of piracy victims will make the headlines this week.

The former defence secretary, now viewed as a standard - bearer for right - wing Tories within the parliamentary party, will use a speech to business leaders in Birmingham to make the case for a change of tack, the Guardian reports.

Defence secretary Philip Hammond said the report showed the MoD had made «very significant strides» in recent years.

The shadow defence secretary reacted angrily after the prime minister made a series of claims about members of the shadow cabinet.

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon did little to damp down the controversy when he added later in the day that Britain would go «all the way» to protect Gibraltar given residents there have made it clear that they want to remain part of the UK.

Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker and shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle are also considered vulnerable if Corbyn makes changes.

It is a move that the head of the army, General Sir Peter Wall, has already suggested might make the armed forces «look more normal» - and it seems Defence Secretary Philip Hammond now agrees.

Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign secretary.

The Shadow Defence Secretary said Labour should try to make «progressive alliances» with other left - of - centre parties to defeat the Conservatives.

The defence secretary, Phillip Hammond, made efforts before the last spending review to blend some of his budget with that of overseas aid, but was repulsed by the very tight international definitions of overseas aid set by agencies such as the OECD.

After Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson made clear he would not support gay marriage - adding his dissent to indications of opposition from defence secretary Philip Hammond and children's minister Tim Loughton - Downing Street accepted the free vote would apply to members of the government as well as backbench MPs.

Meanwhile, politicians from Scotland of all stripes, where many contracts and defence industries are based, have made their case to the defence secretary against cuts - arguing that the result would be drastic economic decline.

Defence secretary Des Browne made the announcement as soldiers, aircrews and sailors gathered in London for the first ever Veterans Day.

Defence secretary Liam Fox faces being forced to make sweeping cuts to conventional forces after the Treasury repeated its refusal to pay for Britain's nuclear deterrent from its own coffers.

«We want the government to be clearer on what stresses and strains operations in Libya are making on the core defence budget, and whether our standing commitments are or will be affected by the ongoing conflict,» shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy commented.

He made clear that he was sorry to see the departure of a Defence Secretary who had implemented fundamental changes that will help to ensure our Armed Forces are fully equipped to meet the challenges of the modern era.

John Hutton is standing down as Defence Secretary and is leaving the cabinet, but is making it clear that he is backing Gordon Brown's continued leadership.

Britain's Secretary of Defence Michael Fallon who made the disclosure meeting with Nigeria's Defence Minister Muhammadu Dan - Ali at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, said, «We have discussed defence equipment again, how Britain can do more to help, not simply in providing equipment but in assessing Nigeria needs and better matching the equipments with the capabilities that are required to deal with Boko Haram.Defence Michael Fallon who made the disclosure meeting with Nigeria's Defence Minister Muhammadu Dan - Ali at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, said, «We have discussed defence equipment again, how Britain can do more to help, not simply in providing equipment but in assessing Nigeria needs and better matching the equipments with the capabilities that are required to deal with Boko Haram.Defence Minister Muhammadu Dan - Ali at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, said, «We have discussed defence equipment again, how Britain can do more to help, not simply in providing equipment but in assessing Nigeria needs and better matching the equipments with the capabilities that are required to deal with Boko Haram.Defence in Abuja, said, «We have discussed defence equipment again, how Britain can do more to help, not simply in providing equipment but in assessing Nigeria needs and better matching the equipments with the capabilities that are required to deal with Boko Haram.defence equipment again, how Britain can do more to help, not simply in providing equipment but in assessing Nigeria needs and better matching the equipments with the capabilities that are required to deal with Boko Haram.»

14.30 Defence secretary Philip Hammond makes a statement to the Commons on the defence Defence secretary Philip Hammond makes a statement to the Commons on the defence defence budget.

The former mayor of London has been made co-convener of the party's policy commission on defence, working alongside shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle.

Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox made the announcement in his keynote speech to the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

And some politicians can make a real mess of it, like Portillo did when he was defence secretary and he suddenly started quoting the SAS motto — «Who dares wins».

The former solder also makes a very thinly veiled swipe at the appointment of Gavin Williamson as defence secretary, saying that the appointment «seems to have sent a message to the military community... that I'm not 100 % comfortable with».

The defence secretary Des Browne admitted to MPs on Monday that he «made a mistake» over the media handling of the Iran detainees.

When I was first made shadow defence [secretary] I remember getting loads of questions about you know «what do you know about defence», «you know nothing about defence».

«The foreign secretary made clear to Russian foreign minister Lavrov when they met on June 14th that all defence shipments to Syria must stop.

Huffington Post revealed last week that McBride is to make a dramatic return to politics as shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry's media adviser.

Since then PCS has met several times with secretary of state Liam Fox and with junior defence ministers and had come to an agreement that the job cut targets were not set in stone and could be reduced if savings could be made elsewhere.

The Ministry of Defence could scale back Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines as it seeks to make savings after what will be «the absolute mother of horrors of a spending review», Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said.

Last month saw Downing Street concede the issue would not be whipped when presented to the Commons, after ministers including Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson and defence secretary Philip Hammond made their views clear.

But Sir Mike said the Defence Secretary Liam Fox needed an analysis was needed before cuts were made.

Despite Powell's sacking as shadow defence secretary within a day of making the infamous speech, the public mood was rather different.

[75] Finally, after a Commons Home Affairs Committee meeting between campaigners, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office on 19 May, Brown announced to the House of Commons on 20 May that the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith would make a statement on the issue the following day.

Malcolm, Liam Fox has been making this point ever since he became Shadow Defence Secretary.

But there was an ominous sign at prime minister's questions of agitation on the right when the sacked Eurosceptic environment secretary Owen Paterson made a point of standing in a hostile manner next to the former defence secretary Liam Fox by the bar of the House of Commons.

Prominent Eurosceptics Priti Patel (left) and Liam Fox (right) are being lined up for Cabinet jobs as part of a «unity reshuffle» after the EU referendum, while Boris Johnson could be made defence secretary

Home secretary Jacqui Smith has made a vigorous defence of her use of parliamentary expenses.

And former defence secretary and high - profile «leave» campaigner Dr Fox is set to make a dramatic return to the Cabinet despite strained relations with Mr Cameron.

Running a finger down the Guardian's list of ins and outs, I notice that grumpy Michael Fallon, a great survivor (the under - priced Royal Mail sale was his latest car crash), finally makes the cabinet as defence secretary.

In an exclusive article for PoliticsHome, the Labour peer said the Shadow Defence Secretary «belittles our party» by claiming that underwater drones could make the UK's nuclear submarines obsolete.

Mr Williamson, 41, who was made Defence Secretary following the resignation of Sir Michael Fallon over sexual harassment claims, insisted the relationship had not gone beyond kissing «a couple of times».

«Even dry - as - dust Tory rightwinger and defence secretary Philip Hammond made the extraordinary suggestion at Cabinet in 2013 that «Schengen visas» ought to be valid in the UK — giving overseas visitors to the EU an automatic right of entry into the UK.

Yet the new Defence Secretary has taken on a workload that would make most people wince.

Jim Murphy nailed Liam Fox again with another urgent question in the Commons, forcing the defence secretary back to the floor of the house to explain why RAF personnel were being made redundant on their return from Afghanistan.

QUENTIN LETTS discusses the debut of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who made his debut at the despatch box in Westminster yesterday with a «nasal Yorkshire monotone».

Fast - forward to» 71, where Ellsberg's leaked report («United States — Vietnam Relations 1945 - 1967») makes the front page of the New York Times, telling the world that four successive administrations had misled the American public about the war, and revealing that former secretary of defence Robert McNamara (Bruce Greenwood) «knew we couldn't win in 65 — that's six goddam years ago!»

When defence secretary Michael Fallon complained in the Commons of lawyers making a «shameful attempt to use our legal system to attack and falsely impugn our Armed Forces», a columnist on the Law Society's Gazette went so far as to compare it to the shocking case of the murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.