Sentences with phrase «as business secretary over»

In his cabinet roles so far he has, as BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg put it, avoided major calamity, although he faced questions as business secretary over Tata steel, and as communities secretary over the response to the Grenfell disaster.

Not exact matches

Cable and May repeatedly clashed over the issue of immigration when in government, particularly with regard to universities which came under Cable's remit as business secretary.

There has been a lot of finger pointing involved with this issue — especially as the subject of preserving emails and making them public has become a very hot topic, thanks to the controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a private server based in her Westchester County home to conduct public business while she was secretary of state.

As business secretary, Cable looked for a way out; Danny Alexander, who had taken over from Laws as chief secretary to the Treasury, insisted the party should go along with the rise in tuition feeAs business secretary, Cable looked for a way out; Danny Alexander, who had taken over from Laws as chief secretary to the Treasury, insisted the party should go along with the rise in tuition feeas chief secretary to the Treasury, insisted the party should go along with the rise in tuition fees.

A prominent campaigner for remain, the former education secretary has used her position at the helm of the Treasury select committee since losing her cabinet position to press the government over its plans for leaving the EU — often acting as a voice for business in parliament in her efforts to prevent a no - deal Brexit.

Business secretary Peter Mandelson has pointed to recent economic indicators as a sign that the worst of the recession may be over.

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.

Clive Lewis, 45, who was shadow defence minister, took on a new role as shadow business secretary following tensions with Corbyn's office over Trident.

Cabinet veterans Among the other Cabinet veterans, Douglas Alexander takes over the Work and Pensions portfolio, John Denham takes over as Shadow Business Secretary, David Miliband's campaign coordinator Jim Murphy take Defence, and Hilary Benn takes over as Shadow Leader of the Commons.

But the shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna said: «As the Public Accounts Committee has highlighted recently, there are real concerns over the way HMRC has reached settlements with some large firms, as well as the accountability and transparency of its decision - makinAs the Public Accounts Committee has highlighted recently, there are real concerns over the way HMRC has reached settlements with some large firms, as well as the accountability and transparency of its decision - makinas well as the accountability and transparency of its decision - makinas the accountability and transparency of its decision - making.

Eagle, who recently quit as shadow business secretary, accused the current leader of «hiding behind a closed door» over calls for him to step down.

As a committed Labour supporter who has been immersed in the political and economic arguments over Britain's place in the European integration project for some forty years — from my role in overseeing JML expand its business beyond Britain to acting as Secretary of Labour Euro - Safeguards Campaign since 1975 — my views have evolved as the European Union has radically changed forAs a committed Labour supporter who has been immersed in the political and economic arguments over Britain's place in the European integration project for some forty years — from my role in overseeing JML expand its business beyond Britain to acting as Secretary of Labour Euro - Safeguards Campaign since 1975 — my views have evolved as the European Union has radically changed foras Secretary of Labour Euro - Safeguards Campaign since 1975 — my views have evolved as the European Union has radically changed foras the European Union has radically changed form.

Less than 12 months later, his return to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary ended in resignation amid a row over his business interests.

Incessant testing with no relation to the real world, the mindless collection of trivia classified as data, forcing a «business model» like Enron or Lehman Brothers or General Motors on the public schools, driving the arts and the social sciences out of the curriculum, and watching every Chancellor, Superintendent, Commissioner, and Secretary of Education promote charter schools over their own public schools at every turn.