Sentences with phrase «by cabinet minister»

The controversy arises from an email sent by a Cabinet Minister to those who signed a petition.

But England has a centralised system with decisions made by the cabinet minister, effectively making Nicky Morgan the secretary of state for English education.

It has had only three MPs since 1950, being previously represented by cabinet minister Barbara Castle and then her former political advisor Jack Straw, who in time also rose to cabinet rank.

But England has a centralised system with decisions made by the cabinet minister, effectively making Nicky Morgan the secretary of state for English education.

Cameron said the advice from the new cross-department Brexit advisory unit, to be led by cabinet minister Oliver Letwin, would be «the most complex and important task that the British civil service has undertaken in decades».

He announced the establishment of a civil service advisory group, helmed by cabinet minister Oliver Letwin, to look into the options for departure.

But the febrile atmosphere reached what was called «absurd» levels yesterday when the London Evening Standard reported that Yvette Cooper, chief secretary to the Treasury, was to be urged by a cabinet minister to stand as a «stop Harriet» candidate.

But today we learn that the two sides met this week for «very convivial» peace talks overseen by Chris Grayling, the first such meeting chaired by a cabinet minister.

In all 818 local authority workers are earning more than # 100,000 and 132 earn more than the # 137,579 earned by a Cabinet minister, according to the Taxpayers Alliance's Town Hall Rich List.

However, there is also provision for a «Ministerial veto», whereby the Information Commissioner's notice can be overridden, in respect of requests relating to central Government departments and the Welsh National Assembly, by a certificate signed by a Cabinet Minister, or the Welsh or Northern Irish First Minister.

Israel's most senior water official — the water commissioner, who oversees the Israel Water Authority — serves a five - year term after appointment by a cabinet minister.

In contrast, Cameron is surrounded by cabinet ministers and other senior Tories who have said they will make up their minds depending on the outcome of his renegotiation.

Well, part of the suspicion and speculation around that story has touched on the edges of Vote Leave, the official Brexit campaign that was backed by cabinet ministers, that masterminded the EU referendum victory.

As Cameron said, these are tough times; a message echoed by the Cabinet ministers I spoke to in the conference centre immediately after his speech.

Some of the savings identified by cabinet ministers will be outlined in the chancellor's autumn pre-budget report.

Bower's account also tells how repeated requests by Cabinet ministers for papers on Iraq were ignored.

The CJR is composed mostly of politicians rather than judges, and handles allegations of crimes committed by cabinet ministers in office.

The best day so far, in fact, after a week of mostly dull, flat speeches by Cabinet ministers, often to a half - empty hall.

The Tories would have done well to follow Labour's ruthless example in Brighton and limit the number and length of speeches by Cabinet ministers

Well, part of the suspicion and speculation around that story has touched on the edges of Vote Leave, the official Brexit campaign that was backed by cabinet ministers, that masterminded the EU referendum victory.

Not exact matches

To ensure that the Government delivers on its commitments, a new results and delivery approach will be implemented that includes the establishment of the Cabinet Committee on Agenda, Results and Communications, chaired by the Prime Minister, and a Results and Delivery Unit, housed in the Privy Council Office.

There is little that he or his cabinet ministers do that isn't justified by supporting the «middle class and those seeking to join it.»

Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor cabinet posts.»

And I still would think that, if not for Brexit, Trump and the existence of a former Conservative cabinet minister who thinks she can become leader of the Opposition by appealing to our worst instincts.

Vaizey is being replaced by Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock, who has a background in economics.

According to a former cabinet minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ministers acted as a symbolic «rubber stamp» — the cabinet has no actual approval power — and accepted the plans presented to them by the military.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

In his appearance before a parliamentary committee, Facebook Canada's public policy head Kevin Chan was questioned by New Democrat MP Charlie Angus on why he had yet to register as a lobbyist, given the fact he's met senior cabinet members, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Trump's retweeting of the Britain First leader was universally condemned by British leaders, including Sajid Javid, a cabinet minister of Muslim heritage: «So POTUS has endorsed the views of a vile, hate - filled racist organization that hates me and people like me.

While Canadians have tended to notice so - called charm offensive trips to the U.S. by their prime minister, premiers and cabinet members, there are several reminders this week that influential American politicians are also working the file.

Because most cabinet ministers believed — or hoped — that the war would be over by Christmas, they resisted the field marshal's hugely expensive goal of putting a million Britons in uniform.

It would probably have been made at the Cabinet level, pursuant to a Memorandum to Cabinet signed my the Minister accompanied by a Discussion Paper prepared by Statistics Canada.

By the time Lucien Bouchard and Paul Martin left cabinet and turned, in different ways, against the prime ministers who had made them stars, they had earned independent reputations as visionary leaders.

After its initial passage, the draft was further reviewed by the Council of State, an advisory body reporting to Thailand's prime minister on legislative matters, before final approval by the Cabinet again on Tuesday last week, according to a local Thailand media outlet, the Bangkok Post.

The visit comes amid the full court press already being mounted by the Trudeau government, which includes sending cabinet ministers to key U.S. states, and pushing the premiers to reach out to their top customers and American state counterparts to save NAFTA.

snip snip: Dr. Jacqueline Shan, president of CV Technologies, Inc. of Edmonton, accompanied by hockey commentator and PAID company spokesman Don Cherry, met with 20 Tory MPs, including several cabinet ministers, in the exclusive Parliamentary Dining Room in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill.

The orders - in - council, the official notifications of decisions recommended by the federal cabinet, are numbered 2015 - 1264 and 2015 - 1265 and set out that, pursuant to subsection 7 (1) of the Official Residences Act, two individuals were appointed last week as special assistants at the Prime Minister's residence.

In February 2016, federal cabinet ministers acknowledged that the true number of Indigenous women and girls whose lives have been stolen is likely far higher than reported by the RCMP.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative government.

However shuffling the cabinet deck by replacing a few ministers simply won't do it,» Conservative MP Candice Bergen said.

Curious to see the exploding heads in the media today in Lethbridge over the shut - out of any representation in Cabinet by former Minister Greg Weadick and PC, then not PC, then PC again Bridget Pastoor.

In May 2015, former federal cabinet minister and bank vice-president Jim Prentice, a political moderate and patrician of the province's Conservative establishment, led the 44 - year long governing Progressive Conservatives to a stunning defeat by Rachel Notley «s New Democratic Party.

Some Progressive Conservative Party supporters are privately expressing frustration with the decision by Premier Jim Prentice and his cabinet ministers to openly campaign and endorse incumbent PC MLAs and Wildrose floor crossers facing nomination challenges.

It is unclear whether Mr. Anders, who has the endorsement of senior cabinet minister Jason Kenney, will be approved by the Ottawa Tories as their candidate in this new riding.

Mr. Xiao's candidacy has been endorsed by provincial Health Minister and Edmonton - Whitemud by - election candidate Stephen Mandel, former premier Ed Stelmach and provincial cabinet ministers Jonathan Denis and Manmeet Bhullar.

This MLA pay review initiated by Premier Alison Redford may succeed in forcing generational change in the PC caucus by prompting the retirement of a number of stodgy former Tory cabinet ministers, including Sherwood Park MLA Iris Evans, Grande Prairie - Smoky MLA Mel Knight, Vermilion - Lloydminster MLA Lloyd Snelgrove, Banff - Cochrance MLA Janis Tarchuk, and current Finance Minister and Calgary - West MLA Ron Liepert.

The Alberta Can't Wait group, backed by former Reform Party stalwarts Preston Manning and Cliff Fryers, lobbyist Hal Danchilla and 1980s Tory cabinet minister Rick Orman, and the Alberta Prosperity Fund, backed by former right - wing talk radio host Dave Rutherford, former MLAs Heather Forsyth and Shiraz Shariff, and former PC Party president Jim McCormick.

A minority government would breathe new life into Alberta's Legislative Assembly, which has largely become a rubber - stamp for decisions made behind closed doors by PC cabinet ministers and MLAs.

«Jobs» and «diversification» were key buzzwords used by NDP cabinet ministers this spring as they face an increase in unemployment and decrease in industry investment caused by the decline of the international price of oil.

The beatification of PC MLA and former cabinet minister Manmeet Bhullar, 35, (Calgary - Greenway) killed by an out - of - control semi last week on Highway 2 while walking to the aid of a rolled over mot...