Sentences with phrase «cabinet minister said»

He has sought details from all ministers pertaining to promises fulfilled by their ministries from the manifesto,» a senior Cabinet minister said.

The former Labour cabinet minister said the process was capable of causing environmental risks, but with careful monitoring these may be overcome.

Labour is making the fight against child poverty a central aim because the party feels «outrage» at the waste of lives, unlike the Tories who pay «lip service» to the government's commitments, a senior cabinet minister said yesterday.

The former cabinet minister said he was «completely out of his comfort zone» and was only talking about the worst case scenario.

The new guidance for local authorities exposes the claims made by «bin barons» to justify making cuts to services in England, the Conservative Cabinet Minister said.

«On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer,» the Cabinet minister said.

The former Cabinet minister said he had «decided to draw stumps» on his Commons career following a series of discussions with Ed Miliband.

As one Cabinet minister said to me yesterday; under AV the losers win.

«They can not be blamed for the outcome and should be very proud of the work they did,» the former Cabinet minister said.

A spokesman for the former Cabinet minister said: «They are long - standing friends and they were meeting for a catch - up.»

Such has been the anger at these two men's behaviour that one cabinet minister said coldly: «I hope I never have to meet those two again.»

The shadow cabinet minister said Damian Bride's claims about Charles Clarke and John Reid were a «post script on the past» and Labour had «learned from those lessons of the past».

The former cabinet minister said he was disappointed that London mayor Sadiq Khan would be the only major municipal leader given the chance to address activists from the main platform in Brighton.

The former Cabinet minister said even if he disagreed with elements of the High Court decision, the three judges were «brilliant, thoughtful, wise and decent men».

But the Cabinet minister said the Commons had «plainly and clearly» voted against the initial amendments moved by peers to reopen the Leveson inquiry, as he urged MPs to reject the latest measures.

«Increasingly James has been thinking about the Labour party and the labour movement and he's moved to a different position where, for instance, he supports a living wage, but that was something that when he was a cabinet minister he said he opposed.

If the whip is now in favour of leaving Nato, of a completely new policy on Trident... I just can not see how many people will be prepared to accept that responsibility,» one shadow cabinet minister said.

Speaking during Justice Questions, the Cabinet minister said the Government was reviewing measures such as extra netting, before adding:

The scandal is not now about what a posh Tory Cabinet minister said, but the extent to which police officers conspired to push him out of power.

Writing in his blog, the former Cabinet minister said there was «a difference» between a man attacking a woman on the street and a «disagreement» over consent.

«There's nobody more loyal,» one adviser to a Conservative cabinet minister said on condition of anonymity.

Gantz is «ready to go to the next campaign with the same intelligence that we had in the last one» Yet the army «did not present the intelligence gaps,» a former cabinet minister said.

The former Conservative cabinet minister says he would also let his name stand in any race to pick a leader for a newly formed party.

Former cabinet minister says he will never stand for leadership of party and that «Ed Miliband is entitled to expect our loyalty»

Allies of both cabinet ministers say they and their wider circle have bonded in the past few months to counter the leadership vacuum from No 10.

Shadow cabinet minister says there has to be time for reflection «because we lost by 2 million votes.»

Fans who download the app are met with a cheery video message from the cabinet minister saying: «Hi I'm Matt Hancock and welcome to my app.»

The political fallout from last week's Syria vote has continued with a Cabinet minister saying the results would be a matter for Ed Miliband's conscience and the shadow foreign secretary admitting he was not comfortable with the position Labour now finds itself in.

But Sir Patrick's government colleagues insist he must take the public blame, with one Cabinet Minister saying: «The pressure will be on the party chairman - conference was a shambles.

And every comment by senior Cabinet ministers saying they would be happy or relaxed to see us walk out, and every hint that a referendum could happen as early as next year - before any meaningful reform agenda could be achieved - only adds to the uncertainty and risk for British businesses.

The former Labour Cabinet minister says moderate party members must seize it back from «middle class» left - wingers who see winning elections as a betrayal of their principles.

The backbench MP tweets: «Think I just heard a cabinet minister say PIP proposals were IDS's.

Not exact matches

THE OFFICIAL REACTION: Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano said he was «disappointed,» and posited that S&P didn't «understand sufficiently that the Cabinet is pressing for fiscal reconstruction.»

In its letter last night to Mr Cameron, Republic said: «The fact that... Charles has privileged access to Cabinet papers is a further cause for concern as it means he is able to lobby ministers in secret at every stage of policy development process.

At a semi-private speech in Montreal this spring, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueMinister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueminister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its value.»

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.»

While the cabinet members felt at the time that they were seriously involved in the war effort, the unnamed former minister, in retrospect, said he realized how little power and influence they actually wielded.

Hammond, who has faced calls from fellow cabinet ministers to scrap the 1 % freeze on public sector pay increases, said that the government must continue the «right balance» between what is fair for workers and taxpayers.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said he channeled an anonymous $ 700 million donation to politicians and projects to help his ruling party win 2013 elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed cabinet mMinister Najib Razak said he channeled an anonymous $ 700 million donation to politicians and projects to help his ruling party win 2013 elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed cabinet ministerminister.

On Monday former chancellor Norman Lamont defended Hammond's stance, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that «it is unavoidable that we have restraint on public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this way.

«This is the first 3 - D - printed building in the world, and it's not just a building, it has fully functional offices and staff,» the United Arab Emirates Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Mohamed Al Gergawi, said.

The government's priority is to ensure that public services are not disrupted, said David Lidington, the minister in charge of the Cabinet Office, which oversees the running of government.

Reports early Monday from The Telegraph newspaper said that U.K. leader Theresa May will appoint a «cabinet minister for no deal Brexit» this week.

The new cabinet, scheduled to be unveiled at 11 a.m. Monday at Rideau Hall, will also include «new faces and younger members, along with experienced hands,» one senior Conservative source said, with more female cabinet ministers in particular.

Veteran cabinet stalwart Gerry Ritz, currently Agriculture Minister, cancelled a Monday event in Saskatoon and would instead be in Ottawa for «meetings,» his office said.

Trudeau said cabinet would decide the size of the budget and not him alone, but he had instructed Finance Minister Bill Morneau to build a budget that is «focused on growth while remaining fiscally responsible.»

Ahead of the morning meeting, part of a three - day cabinet retreat and strategy session in New Brunswick, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi said the government is also looking at the shared funding formula to see if provinces would also end up paying less, which would leave the federal government on the hook to pay more.

Economy Minister Philipp Roesler of Germany said in the report after a weekly cabinet meeting, in which he stood in for Merkel, «The chancellor and we have discussed it and we are united that a bank license can not be our way.»

On Tuesday night government insiders insisted the prime minister had no intention of standing down, saying he would probably attempt to clear the political terrain with a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday.

Whitehall source says defence secretary will be asked to name his price to break deadlock

Pro-Brexit ministers fear Downing Street will try to pick off the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, in the coming days — to break the cabinet deadlock and secure a majority for Theresa May's favoured customs...