Sentences with phrase «as business secretary last»

Peter Mandelson — who incidentally made McBride's removal from Brown's operation a condition of his return as Business Secretary last autumn — characteristically differs from the centre left on how to proceed.

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Led by Roy Stone, Private Secretary to the Chief Whip and Mike Winter, Head of the Leader of the House's office, they operate in the dark, agents of the secret state of the most over-centralised political system in the Western world without so much as a Parliamentary Business Committee (promised but not delivered by the last government) to hold them to account.

There was some significant cross-party wooing last night, as shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna surprised conference delegates by advocating cooperation with the coalition over the proposed BAE Systems / EADS merger.

The Kingston and Surbiton MP, who returned to parliament this month after he lost his seat in 2015, was seen as the last challenger to the former business secretary.

Last month Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, said the net migration target was «not sensible» because it hinged on factors largely beyond the Government's control - such as EU migration and Britons leaving or returning to the UK.

In an interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr last week, the business secretary dismissed the proposed 75,000 cap on EU migrants as «illegal», making reference to Enoch Powell in his assessment of Cameron's populist style of politics.

Vince Cable, Twickenham It was a big shock when Cable, then business secretary, lost his seat as part of the Tories» ruthless decapitation strategy against the Lib Dems at the last election.

Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns restated the UK government's view on its potential cost: «As the business secretary said last week, the Swansea proposal is more than twice as expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it aSecretary Alun Cairns restated the UK government's view on its potential cost: «As the business secretary said last week, the Swansea proposal is more than twice as expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it a realitAs the business secretary said last week, the Swansea proposal is more than twice as expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it asecretary said last week, the Swansea proposal is more than twice as expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it a realitas expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it a realitas Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it a reality.

The 800 Chicago Teachers Union delegates representing rank - and - file membership opted last year not to endorse President Obama's re-election since he and his education secretary, former Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, are seen as promoting the business reform agenda.

At meeting of the Board, the order of business, unless otherwise directed by majority vote of those present, shall be as follows: Reading of minutes of last meeting Report of Secretary Report of Treasurer Reports of Committees Unfinished business New business Adjournment

Patricia Espinosa, who last year took the helm as executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was in the UK this week to speak with businesses, NGOs and Nick Hurd, the UK climate change minister, on how to sustain and increase momentum on climate action.

I have been working in the business field and I love working in an office settings where I could use the skills and knowledge I have obtain through the years of my working as an Administrative Assistant and Education Secretary and Office Assistant and Records Specialist and last but not least in the library fi...