Sentences with phrase «cabinet as business secretary»

Then, in an astounding coup, and in the week after the end of the conference, the über - Blairite Peter Mandelson returned to cabinet as Business Secretary.

Not exact matches

As the front - runner for U.S. secretary of state, Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson would bring a global business savvy seldom seen in a Cabinet member, let alone the country's top diplomat.

Regarded as one of the most left - wing of Lib Dem Cabinet ministers, the Business Secretary is often touted as a possible partner for Ed Miliband if the party went into coalition with Labour.

In his cabinet roles so far he has, as BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg put it, avoided major calamity, although he faced questions as business secretary over Tata steel, and as communities secretary over the response to the Grenfell disaster.

Tories drop immediate cuts, offer Cable Cabinet Treasury position, suggest three - year programme The shadow business secretary, Ken Clarke, today dropped clear hints as to the shape of a Conservative - Liberal Democrat deal to lead the government.

Vince Cable: Cable's time in office, as the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, has not been a happy one - for him or his Cabinet colleagues.

Delegates included Cabinet ministers such as Jack Straw, Andy Burnham, Liam Byrne, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, and Dame Tessa Jowell; a former Home Office minister, Nick Herbert, and Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna.

A prominent campaigner for remain, the former education secretary has used her position at the helm of the Treasury select committee since losing her cabinet position to press the government over its plans for leaving the EU — often acting as a voice for business in parliament in her efforts to prevent a no - deal Brexit.

As the «women problem» perennially plagues David Cameron, whether from people defending the PM or slamming him for seemingly inching away from filling his cabinet with more women, the business secretary acknowledged: «Women are underrepresented in both sides of the coalition, and in Parliament, which should be representative of the country... We're not doing enough.»

As well as the business secretary's Cabinet colleagues, Labour leader Ed Miliband has also repeated the mantra of supporting the treaty without seemingly feeling a need to explain how it address concerns about the UK's own arms saleAs well as the business secretary's Cabinet colleagues, Labour leader Ed Miliband has also repeated the mantra of supporting the treaty without seemingly feeling a need to explain how it address concerns about the UK's own arms saleas the business secretary's Cabinet colleagues, Labour leader Ed Miliband has also repeated the mantra of supporting the treaty without seemingly feeling a need to explain how it address concerns about the UK's own arms sales.

As allegations that Fox had breached the ministerial code mounted — it was alleged that Werritty was improperly using business cards claiming he was an adviser to Fox, and had gained access to high - level meetings — an inquiry was launched by the Ministry of Defence's permanent secretary and by the then cabinet secretary, Gus O'Donnell.

Cabinet veterans Among the other Cabinet veterans, Douglas Alexander takes over the Work and Pensions portfolio, John Denham takes over as Shadow Business Secretary, David Miliband's campaign coordinator Jim Murphy take Defence, and Hilary Benn takes over as Shadow Leader of the Commons.

Former Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Clive Lewis has taken on a new role within the shadow cabinet as Shadow Business Secretary.

The first big test of Mr Corbyn's new authority is whether he can persuade big beasts, such as former Cabinet minister Yvette Cooper and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, to serve under him in the shadow cCabinet minister Yvette Cooper and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, to serve under him in the shadow cabinetcabinet.

Less than 12 months later, his return to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary ended in resignation amid a row over his business interests.

As the voice in the cabinet for American business, that's the concern the secretary was trying to convey,» the spokesman said.