Sentences with phrase «business secretary insists»

But the former business secretary insists he is signing up to be far more than a «caretaker».

And the former business secretary insists he is signing up to do whatever is needed of him.

Not exact matches

The parliamentary secretary for health, Catherine King, who is responsible for food and therapeutic matters, insists the government is not sacrificing people's health to appease big business.

«Just a few days ago, David Cameron insisted that human rights will be raised on the trip, but the business secretary appears to have contradicted that today.

But Mr Clegg insisted the Business Secretary, once seen as an ally of Lord Oakeshott, was unaware of a survey in the Lib Dem leader's Sheffield Hallam seat.

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 fees.

In an interview on BBC1's Politics Show today, Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, insists all pre-election pledges, including on fees, were usurped by the coalition agreement which is «binding upon us».

The business secretary hit out at «Conservative backwoodsmen», insisting it was the Liberal Democrats» job to confront those who «stroke fat cats until they purr with pleasure».»

Now circumstances have changed, with business secretary Vince Cable and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg insisting they must abandon their pre-election pledge and vote through a near - tripling of the tuition fee cap.

The comments were miles away from the mood music coming from party leaders, including Shapps and business secretary Vince Cable, who both insisted the by - election would not see the coalition partners take the gloves completely off.

Labour's ex-shadow business secretary triggers a formal leadership contest and insists she can defeat the Corbynistas

Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long - Bailey insisted Labour's plans were to remain in a single market and a customs union, but did not rule out joining the existing blocs.

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, insisted Miliband has established a «new generation leading the party» that is entirely different from the culture under Brown.

Cable (who's the, er, Business Secretary) launches astonishing attack on capitalism, but insists «I'm no...

At a 1996 education summit of governors and business leaders, Republican Paul O'Neill, then CEO of Alcoa and later treasury secretary under President George W. Bush, said, «Why on earth can't we insist on universal standards at least for nine - year - olds?