Sentences with phrase «cabinet colleague supported»

Only one cabinet colleague supported Butler; the rest, including Home, opted for Macmillan.

Not exact matches

As for his distaste for Mandelson's «rush into print», you might recall it was David's denigration of serving cabinet colleagues to his biographer that had caused support to vanish by the time of his first resignation.

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 sales.

Foot was also an experienced cabinet minister who enjoyed far more support and respect from colleagues than Corbyn does today.

«He said «well done» and «good on you» and «we'll support and help you and whatever» and that's what Cabinet colleagues did.

But the prime minister's orders to his Cabinet colleagues to join him in Lancashire may allay the fears of Tory activists that their candidate is not getting proper support from the party high command.

Labour denied reports of a heated telephone conversation between Brown and Clegg, and support among Brown's Cabinet colleagues remained strong, but one backbencher, John Mann, urged Brown to step aside as Labour leader before the party conference in September, arguing that Brown's continued leadership «rules out the credibility of a Lib / Lab pact».

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has refused to rule out a second EU referendum - just an hour after his shadow cabinet colleague Diane Abbott said the party does not support the policy.

2.49 pm: A former cabinet minister has just told one of my colleagues that Hoon and Hewitt will need to get the support of 150 backbenchers within 24 hours if their plan is going to get anywhere.

10.45 pm Mandelson described Hoon and Hewitt's move as a «monumental distraction» in an election year and that he did not have to twist any of his cabinet colleagues» arms to come out in support of Brown.

«I look forward to working with the First Minister, with cabinet colleagues, and with other progressives to reduce class sizes, deliver more nurses, be ambitious in our approach to housing, ending mental health discrimination, and supporting teachers and our young people to achieve the highest standards.

After the vote, Ms Williams said: «I look forward to working with the first minister, with cabinet colleagues, and with other progressives to reduce class sizes, deliver more nurses, be ambitious in our approach to housing, ending mental health discrimination, and supporting teachers and our young people to achieve the highest standards.»