Sentences with phrase «business secretary raised»

The business secretary raised eyebrows on Newsnight when he said he would «probably» do a good job of being chancellor, just hours after official figures showed the UK was in an even deeper recession that previously thought.

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12:21 - Former shadow business secretary Pat McFadden raises Europe, too.

Fuel was added to the fire by Sir Vince Cable, the former business secretary, who revealed over the weekend that Theresa May had a «general prejudice» against the Chinese which she raised in cabinet meetings, citing «national security concerns».

«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.

The Business Secretary told ITV News that the major objective of privatisation had been to allow Royal Mail to go out and compete and raise money on the open market for investment, which it had — raising # 500 million to date.

As business secretary in the Coalition, Cable used to spark news stories which ran for days by standing up on stage and raising the deficiencies of capitalism.

Business secretary Vince Cable and party president Tim Fallon have both been raised by commentators as potential alternatives to Nick Clegg in the run - up to the next general election, for example.

The Telegraph cites senior pro-Brexit figures who reacted furiously to what they saw as an attempt by Business Secretary Greg Clark — known to be in favour of Number 10's plan — to reignite «Project Fear» during a weekend interview where he raised the threat of thousands of job losses.

While the Conservatives have put more focus on budget cuts, shadow business secretary Ken Clarke said earlier this month that a Conservative government would not rule out raising taxes.

Business secretary Vince Cable has outlined plans to raise the cap on tuition fees from # 3,290 to # 9,000, in a move that has shocked the party.

Polls raises questions on why the shadow Business Secretary decided to withdraw from the contest

Which theory about the shadow business secretary's comments on raising the IHT threshold is correct?

A former U.S. Secretary of Education (1993 - 2001), he helped launch initiatives to raise academic standards; improve instruction for the poor and disadvantaged; increase family and business involvement in education; promote afterschool academic...

Business Secretary Vince Cable subsequently explained that such conversations would allow «employers to raise issues such as poor performance or retirement plans in an open way, free from the worry it would be used as evidence».

After a lengthy career as a legal secretary, Langelo left to raise her children and created a home - based business before launching her real estate career.