Sentences with phrase «after cabinet colleagues»

Michael Gove has been forced to backtrack on his plan to abolish dedicated funding for school sport after cabinet colleagues convinced David Cameron the move was unwise.

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Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, reportedly told colleagues she was close to resigning after Trump berated her yesterday in front of the entire cabinet for what he said was her failure to adequately secure the nation's borders.

David Miliband tonight issued a lukewarm vote of confidence in the prime minister after two former cabinet colleagues called for a secret ballot by Labour MPs to settle the question of his leadership «once and for all».

Mr Blair addressed his constituency supporters after confirming his intent to resign to Cabinet colleagues.

The tone of the PM's comments will come as no shock to anyone — especially after his offical spokesperson revealed yesterday that the Cabinet had marked the imminent milestone by «an appropriate banging on the table of colleagues».

It comes five years after Cameron and his cabinet colleagues inadvertently offended Chinese officials by sporting poppies at a ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall.

It comes after Morgan recently took a swipe at her eurosceptic cabinet colleague Iain Duncan Smith, telling the Independent on Sunday:

The defence secretary's comments come after reports earlier this month that he believes a Cabinet colleague may have been responsible for the most recent leak.

Just moments after his former cabinet colleague Tom Watson released a carefully worded statement - Lord Falconer has tendered his resignation as Shadow Justice Secretary.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has refused to rule out a second EU referendum - just an hour after his shadow cabinet colleague Diane Abbott said the party does not support the policy.

But now he's fighting for his political life after his first Budget in March ended in a U-turn, and he spent the summer clashing with Cabinet colleagues over Brexit.

The justice secretary, one of the prime minister's closest political friends, posed for for a photo with his cabinet colleagues at the headquarters of the Vote Leave campaign group shortly after a rare Saturday cabinet meeting.

After the vote, Ms Williams said: «I look forward to working with the first minister, with cabinet colleagues, and with other progressives to reduce class sizes, deliver more nurses, be ambitious in our approach to housing, ending mental health discrimination, and supporting teachers and our young people to achieve the highest standards.»

Teachers decided the district needs a cabinet - level position to focus on this issue after engaging in desk and field research, surveying hundreds of colleagues and speaking with decision makers teachers decided a climate - focused cabinet position would be the best solution.

Environment minister Robert Hill, who led our delegation, was feted by his colleagues; indeed, he received a standing ovation at the first Cabinet meeting after his return.