Sentences with phrase «environment secretary against»

The BBC Wildlife magazine described him as the «Environment Secretary against which all others are judged», [10] placing him as one of its top ten environmental heroes.

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Environment secretary Hillary Benn said the line would help to take the fight against climate change into people's homes.

Cable is leading the fight against further cuts to the welfare budget, but the Treasury also faces opposition from potential Conservative leadership challengers including defence secretary Philip Hammond and environment secretary Owen Paterson.

But deep divisions in the Tory party were highlighted in the commons when Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, and his long standing ally Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, joined more than 100 Tory MPs to vote against Cameron in favour of an amendment that would allow registrars to opt out of conducting same sex marriage ceremonies.

The York MP, Rachael Maskell, who was shadow environment secretary but quit Corbyn's shadow cabinet to vote against the triggering of article 50, has been given a new junior transport role.

The environment secretary's announcement finally puts an end to speculation that the perceived Blairite might launch a challenge against the chancellor for the top job when the prime minister resigns.

Shadow Environment Secretary Rachael Maskell and Shadow Equalities Minister Dawn Butler announced they were standing down less than an hour before defying the Labour leader to vote against the Government's Article 50 bill.

Even senior Conservatives appeared prepared to rebel yesterday, with environment secretary Owen Paterson voting against the bill and defence secretary Philip Hammond and attorney general Dominic Grieve abstaining.

The former shadow environment secretary's claims follow allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against Mr Hopkins by a party activist.

Labour MP Jess Phillips, who has been a frequent critic of the way her own party has dealt with its abuse row, also pushed back strongly against the Environment Secretary, accusing him of seeking to shift the blame.

Qualified projects are evaluated by the Secretary against eight statutory criteria, including among others, impact on the environment, significance to the national transportation system, and the extent to which they generate economic benefits, leverage private capital, and promote innovative technologies.

Michael Bastasch — Daily Caller (UK)-- September 29, 2014 Former United Kingdom environment secretary Owen Paterson launched an attack against the «wicked green blob,» saying policies to stop global warming might do more harm than good.