Sentences with phrase «as immigration minister»

And Scott Morrison has demonstrated as immigration minister he is willing to cause people considerable harm for his policy outcomes.

In the Howard government Philip Ruddock, the small - l Liberal who served as immigration minister, prosecuted a policy of systematic cruelty towards asylum seekers.

Junior Home Office minister James Brokenshire has replaced Mark Harper as Immigration Minister, who resigned after discovering that his cleaner was in Britain illegally.

In his resignation letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative MP said: «As Immigration Minister, who is taking legislation through Parliament which will toughen up our immigration laws, I should hold myself to a higher standard than expected of others.»

Although I complied with the law at all times, I consider that as immigration minister, who is taking legislation through Parliament which will toughen up our immigration laws, I should hold myself to a higher standard than expected of others.

Mark Harper, who has resigned as Immigration Minister after discovering that his cleaner was in the UK illegally, said that he felt compelled to resign even though he had «complied with the law at all times».

As the Prime Minister contemplates the imminent re shuffle, he will have to consider promotion for more «Blairites» such as the immigration minister Liam Byrne and the Europe minister Jim Murphy, neither of whom is his natural ally.

#Peston asks @JBrokenshire about the @guardian's leaked letter showing a Windrush case raised with him as Immigration Minister back in May 2016 pic.twitter.com/SZcmz 6nmJh

Mark Harper, who resigned as immigration minister after discovering his cleaner was an illegal immigrant, is back in government as a work and pensions minister.

Raab, a leading Brexiter, would replace Brandon Lewis as the immigration minister, the report said.

He resigned from his post as immigration minister in February 2014 after he discovered that his cleaner was no longer entitled to work in the UK, but rejoined the government five months later as minister for disabled people.

Kenney allies routinely bring up his efforts as immigration minister to bring in gay people persecuted in Iraq and Iran, but there's no mention of him expanding or safeguarding LGBTQ rights for those within Canada.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA trade deal on Monday, even as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico readied a fresh push to finalize a revamped accord this week.

Immigration Minister John McCallum said he intends to launch federal - provincial talks to reform the current Express Entry program, a computerized system that serves as a matchmaking service between employers and foreign skilled workers.

The current Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is approaching two years in office, and with a relatively new Minister of Immigration and a swathe of new approaches within the department, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how this government is faring on iImmigration and a swathe of new approaches within the department, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how this government is faring on immigrationimmigration.

The minister of citizenship and immigration has already picked a fight this year with Amnesty International over his plan to enlist the public's help in identifying and rounding up fugitives suspected of hiding in Canada from their alleged past behaviour as war criminals.

Since his election in 2008, Mr. Xiao has served as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Energy, Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Employment and Immigration.

Alexander, the former immigration minister, said that decision was triggered when an Iranian, whom he described as an «Iranian state representative,» showed up at Toronto's Pearson International Airport with a diplomatic passport from St. Kitts and said he had come to meet then prime minister Stephen Harper.

At Mississauga - based Therapure Biopharma, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister John McCallum revealed that the government is seeking feedback from companies and stakeholders as it builds its Global Skills Strategy.

Line ministers on key bilateral files — finance, immigration, public safety, trade, defence — must be ready with public statements as soon as a Trump presidency stops being hypothetical.

Jerry Johnson, president of the National Religious Broadcasters, said on Twitter that Trump's plan was «sound,» advocating that the goverment limit immigration as a protective measure while the church continue to minister to refugees.

And as the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heads to Washington, his predecessor Tony Abbott sounds a warning on immigration.

Immigration minister Caroline Noakes has now acknowledged the «anxiety» caused to the Windrush generation and insisted that the Home Office wants to make the process to prove their status as «straightforward» as possible.

The prime minister is still pursuing the same agenda as before - there's less talk of a «no deal» Brexit and the net migration target has receded from view, but she is still committed to leaving the single market and customs union and cutting immigration.

As the new immigration minister, Caroline Nokes should take action to attract international students.

As a former climate change minister I wonder if he sees the link between Britain's CO2 emissions, the depletion of resources and the predicted immigration led rise in our population of 10m?

Critics want foreign students removed from the general immigration figures so the sector can continue to try to attract as many as possible, but government ministers have refused to budge.

As prime minister David Cameron works on the finishing touches of his much - awaited speech on Europe and immigration he is under considerable pressure from his backbenchers and some frontbenchers to signal that he is ready to campaign to leave the European Union.

Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green poured scorn on coursework as a method of assessment:

We have run a strong campaign from the off and with the Prime Minister, the International Development Secretary and the Immigration Minister in the constituency today, as well as dozens of MPs, councillors and activists, today has been a high visibility day.

In much the same way as government ministers motivated the Asylum and Immigration Act and defended their treatment of refugees in Rochester Prison, the manifesto states that «the vast majority of so - called «refugees» pouring into Britain every year are not real refugees at all but simply people seeking to better their living standards».

As the evidence session took place, immigration minister Damian Green was forced to answer an urgent question on the row in the Commons, prompting accusations of cowardice from the home secretary.

And as John Rentoul, from his eagle - eyed perch, summarised at the weekend, forty per cent of voters think likely Cameron will return as Prime Minister, forty three per cent believe him to be better at managing the economy, thirty six per cent prefer him to handle immigration and forty two per cent believe he has «the qualities needed in a leader».

As former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis argued so powerfully in yesterday's Mail, it would greatly strengthen Britain's hand at the negotiating table if our Prime Minister could claim a popular mandate for opt - outs on such issues as justice, asylum, immigration and human rightAs former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis argued so powerfully in yesterday's Mail, it would greatly strengthen Britain's hand at the negotiating table if our Prime Minister could claim a popular mandate for opt - outs on such issues as justice, asylum, immigration and human rightas justice, asylum, immigration and human rights.

The senior Labour MP also accused the prime minister of prioritising greater immigration controls over the health of the UK economy as she headed towards triggering Brexit early next year.

Patrick McLoughlin is expected to be removed as party chair, with the immigration minister, Brandon Lewis, likely to be named as his successor.

Immigration minister Brandon Lewis is said to be being lined up as a replacement for McLoughlin, who Tory members lost patience with many weeks ago.

«Ed Miliband still hasn't even condemned the man he appointed as his shadow immigration minister,» she said.

Earlier this week Cable praised Sarah Teather's attack against the coalition's immigration and welfare policies, which the former minister cited as reasons for her decision to stand down from parliament at the next election, as «eloquent».

Mr Fallon's call on the government «to improve the population count as a matter of urgency» was echoed by shadow immigration minister Damian Green.

Falconer goes on to praise the emergency brake as «indicative of a prime minister who is aware that there are significant numbers of communities in this country who feel that immigration from the European Union is making their position worse rather than better», and describes changes to child benefit and exclusion from ever closer union rated as «sensible... I don't attack the deal he's done».

Delegates buoyed by Vince Cable's colourful and blistering attack on the Tories this morning asked the deputy prime minister tricky questions regarding losing «the soul» (Clegg's words) of the Liberal Democrat Party via being associated with government measures such as the «bedroom tax» (defended and carefully referred to as the «spare bedroom subsidy» by Clegg), the notorious immigration vans and public spending cuts.

«One of my jobs as shadow immigration minister is to expose the main failings of government immigration policy.

The nadir came in the ghastly encounter between Gordon Brown and Labour supporter Gillian Duffy on the campaign trail in Rochdale last May, when the prime minister angrily dismissed Duffy's views on immigration as «bigoted».

Former financial journalist who entered parliament in 1997 as MP for Ashford, Damian Green has been shadow minister for immigration since 2005

Thrashing around in a ferment, pincered by both Lib Dems and Ukip, Cameron proclaims he will not lurch rightwards, as he sends out his ministers to do just that — on immigration, benefits, tax cuts and human rights.

She said: «As the Prime Minister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour administratioAs the Prime Minister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisMinister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisminister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour administratioas the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisMinister said, was taken originally by a Labour administration.

The clash between the Prime Minister and Ms Cooper came as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Ms May of knowing «full well» of the problems faced by the Windrush generation, and called on the Government to ditch «bogus immigration targets that have driven this hostile culture».

Ms Butler said the buck stopped with Mrs May rather than her successor as Home Secretary Amber Rudd, because the Prime Minister had presided over the «hostile environment» approach to immigration, including sanctioning controversial «Go Home» vans in 2014.

Speaking on the same day Tory Immigration Minister James Brokenshire delivers his inaugural speech in his new role, the Liberal Democrat will tell an audience at the Mansion House the UK economy will be held back if the country is seen as «closed for business».