Sentences with phrase «as culture secretary»

Maria Miller resigned as culture secretary on Wednesday morning, saying that the row over her expenses had become «a distraction» to government.

80 % of the public want PM to axe shamed Maria Miller as Culture Secretary over her expenses dodge 5 April 2014

He agreed with Mr Cameron that she «is doing a good job as the culture secretary, has apologised and re-paid the money she has been asked to pay.»

His cabinet career has been bumpy after he narrowly avoided the sack as culture secretary over a scandal about his special adviser's contact with Rupert Murdoch's News International during the BSkyB bid.

With the Prime Minister attempting to draw a line under the affair and preserve one of the few female members of his Cabinet, some 78 % of voters taking part in the poll said that Mrs Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, against just 10 % who said she should stay.

She spoke as Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who is also the Minister for Equalities, announced that the Church of England and the Church in Wales will be excluded from the government's planned new law to allow gay couples to marry.

Hugh Robertson, minister for sport and tourism, this morning snatched away the spotlight from his Tory colleague Maria Miller, who was taking the stage for the first time as culture secretary in the commons.

John Whittingdale as Culture Secretary is an inspired appointment.

Maria Miller tendered her resignation as Culture Secretary today, six days after she was ordered to apologise to MPs and pay back # 5,800 of overclaimed expenses.

Mrs Miller resigned from her position as Culture Secretary yesterday after sustained pressure over the disclosure she had wrongly claimed thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments.

Matt Hancock replaced as her Culture Secretary.

Sajid Javid as culture secretary He's plainly very able.

Harriet Harman's appeal for cross-party talks on media monopolies fell on deaf ears in the Commons this morning, as the culture secretary rejected the need for «further political discussion».

Maria Miller is being urged to reject a # 17,000 payoff she can claim after quitting as Culture Secretary over her expenses.

Maria Miller said she decided to resign her position as Culture Secretary as her situation had become an «enormous distraction» to the Government and its achievements.

As culture secretary James Purnell said: «The union flag is a powerful symbol of both our heritage and modern, diverse Britain.

He served as health secretary under Gordon Brown and previously as culture secretary and chief secretary to the Treasury.

Has been a privilege to serve as Culture Secretary.

She was promoted to the cabinet as culture secretary in 2001, with the Olympics added as a special responsibility in 2005.

The original referred to Andy Burnham as culture secretary.

Maria Miller has insisted it was her decision to resign as culture secretary amid claims she was forced out by No 10 after a row over her expenses.

The move comes as culture secretary John Whittingdale prepares to increase the BBC licence fee in line with inflation in return for the BBC taking on the costs of licence fees for the over 75's.

John Whittingdale MP, who has been appointed as Culture Secretary, has also said the fee should be scrapped and that it is «worse than a poll tax».

Andy Burnham, who as Culture Secretary instigated an independent review of the Hillsborough files in 2010, said today's findings showed there was a «monumental cover - up» and that the people of Liverpool were «emphatically cleared».

John Mann said it was «unacceptable» that she remained in post as culture secretary, «overseeing press freedom».

Nigel Farage has said he does not think Maria Miller resigning as Culture Secretary is «enough» and it is time voters were given the right to sack MPs who have stepped out of line.

It was the first time Miller has spoken publicly since her resignation as Culture Secretary was announced earlier this morning.

A large majority of voters think Maria Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, according to a poll conducted in the wake of her apology to Parliament over expenses.

Labour is demanding an outright ban on men - only clubs, as culture secretary Maria Miller boycotts the Open Championship in Muirfield.

Sajid Javid replacing Miller as culture secretary is fine enough.

But of the changes, the most notable are Michael Gove as justice secretary (as previously announced), Sajid Javid — who many have billed to be Cameron's successor - as business secretary, John Whittingdale as culture secretary, Tina Stowell as leader of the House of Lords, Anna Soubry as minister for small business, Amber Rudd as energy secretary, and Priti Patel as minister for employment.

Tessa Jowell admitted to keeping a «little book of bollocks» in which she noted some of the more absurd language she heard in her job as Culture Secretary.

The vast majority of the public (88 %) think Maria Miller was right to resign as Culture Secretary, according to a new ITV News / ComRes poll.

Maria Miller has said she takes «full responsibility» for her decision to resign as Culture Secretary, saying she wants to «make sure that I can move on».

Former Conservative chairman Lord Tebbit has become the most senior Conservative to call for Maria Miller to resign as Culture Secretary, amid controversy over her response to an investigation into her expenses claims.

The Chancellor was impressed and Javid then spent two years as a Treasury Minister before David Cameron promoted him to the Cabinet in April 2014 as Culture Secretary.

«That's the argument that I, as culture secretary, intend to make at the Cabinet table, and in our negotiations with Treasury — and I need all your help in that endeavour,» she added.

A weeks later and the PM has appointed John Whittingdale, an outspoken critic of the BBC, as culture secretary...

As Culture Secretary, you have played a critical role in advancing Britain's proud record of respect and equality in piloting the Equal Marriage Act through Parliament and onto the Statute Book.

Maria Miller discusses her decision to resign as culture secretary, saying the controversy over her expenses has distracted from the «vital work» of the government

His first cabinet appointment came in 2014 as culture secretary.

The people of Basingstoke have given their opinions on the resignation of Basingstoke MP Maria Miller as culture secretary,