Sentences with phrase «cabinet position»

This «democratic revolution» could entail democratic elections for shadow cabinet positions and digital consultations for members on policy.

Some have been given cabinet positions, others pop up as advisers on issues in their field.

As we wait to hear about more cabinet positions, big questions remain.

However, most of the 35 already occupy senior shadow cabinet positions.

A curious addition to the list of cabinet positions in the press release included the Progressive Conservative Caucus Chair, Maureen Kubinec.

Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary.

He repeated his call for intercept evidence to be allowed in court so more terror suspects could be brought to justice, and stressed that his party still backed a new cabinet position for homeland security and a dedicated border police.

January's offered much but delivered less; the occupants of key Cabinet positions remained in place after all.

[3] Dakin resigned his Shadow Cabinet position in June 2016 citing loss of confidence in the Labour leader.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude spoke about the party's bid to get more women into Cabinet positions.

He called for the creation of a new cabinet position with responsibility for counter terrorism, saying it was the only way to «inject energy and drive into dealing with this serious problem».

Popular Wood Buffalo mayor Melissa Blake, who is seeking re-election in this year's municipal vote, would be seen as a star candidate for any party and could easily fill a top cabinet position if elected into government.

The only other challenger who has come forward so far is Angela Eagle - who served on the government front benches under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as holding shadow cabinet positions under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

Since President - elect Donald Trump nominated Rex Tillerson, Steven Mnuchin, and Andrew Puzder for top cabinet positions, consumer perception of their current or former corporations dropped significantly.

He reckons that the mistakes of the last election ought to be corrected, such that Ed Miliband reaches out to the Lib Dems now and dangles the possibility of major Cabinet positions in front of their rapacious eyes.

Tom Watson, who was involved in the selection of Labour's election candidates, resigned his shadow cabinet position over the Falkirk row in July.

Thornberry resigned her Shadow Cabinet position on 20 November 2014, shortly after the polls closed in the Rochester and Strood by - election.

The positions of First Minister and Elected Mayor of a Major City are of similar status to that of some of the more junior cabinet positions.

You have to fill Cabinet positions, junior ministerial positions, select committee chairs — things like that — while also having places for MPs sulking or who don't want to sit in government.»

Senior Tories - including Chris Grayling, Dominic Grieve and Theresa Villiers — lost out on full cabinet positions.

There are also demands for Iain Duncan Smith to be given a prominent Cabinet position and other right - wingers to be given key ministerial briefs, in a bid to level the playing field with the Lib Dems.

Chic contemporary black and white wet bar is fitted with antiqued mirrored cabinets positioned beside a glass front mini wine cooler and beneath a white marble countertop finished with a small sink with a brushed gold faucet.

This came to fruition when she became the first Cabinet position in United States history to be confirmed by a vice president's tie - breaking vote.

I'll do that for all different Cabinet positions just as I did for governor years ago closer to the election, but it's a long list of folks,» he said.

«By making this a regular cabinet position just like all the other departments, we're going to add some accountability there, and then if we don't like the results we're getting with our schools, we're able to make some changes a little easier,» Sanfelippo said.

You don't get respect by mere virtue of being -LRB--RRB- white, black, latino, man, woman, child — pick one) any more than you get important cabinet positions or statewide elective office by virtue of being those things.

Comes down to who needs whom more I suppose, and who Trump picks for key cabinet positions like Secretary of State.

In Britain, a Labour government had Michael Foot and Tony Benn in senior cabinet positions; raised the top rate on earned income to 83 per cent and that on investment income to 98 per cent; tried to control prices and incomes across the economy; nationalised British Leyland and established a National Enterprise Board.

While previous presidents, including President Obama, have raised the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet - level position, Trump should continue his out - of - the - box thinking and make a small business Cabinet position even more front and center in his own administration.

As I shared on social media last week, President Donald Trump has filled his Secretary of Agriculture post, the last of his open cabinet positions.

While the roles of Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary were once top ranking Cabinet positions, they increasingly became middle ranking roles.

The odds are higher that she could get a high - level cabinet position in a Republican administration, said David Fontana, an associate law professor at George Washington University who is from the district and frequently writes about its politics.

The feeling among political commentators on Twitter is that Marr's grill only really warmed up in the final third, with the PM's warning to Boris Johnson not to «link arms» with Nigel Farage and George Galloway being interpreted as a veiled reference to the chances of a future cabinet position for the London mayor.

Since then, he has promoted Erik Bottcher, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's liason to the gay community, to a community affairs cabinet position, the paper reported.

He shares the same cabinet position Joseph held for the lion's share of his time in office, and holds Margaret Thatcher, Joseph's CPS co-founder, in the same high regard.

Chris Huhne and Danny Alexander also received Cabinet positions for the Lib Dems.

Collins has been rumored for being in line for a possible cabinet position such as secretary of commerce.

In their first meeting of the semester, the Syracuse University Student Association debated vacant cabinet positions and sanctuary campus bill.

He was seen as unobtrusive and inscrutable and had held a number of Cabinet positions without attracting much adverse attention.

Cameron should get rid of the junior shadow cabinet positions currently occupied by Neville - Jones, Warsi and Shapps.

David Willetts has had a relatively quiet year, with his Shadow Cabinet position thought to be under threat in any reshuffle.

«The president deserves the chance to succeed and therefore should be given significant deference in choosing Cabinet positions,» Rubio said yesterday before casting his vote.

White and soothing blue kitchen boasts Lowe's Arcadia Cabinets positioned above American Olean Starting Line Gloss White Ceramic Wall Tiles and accented with polished nickel pulls.

Light taupe bathroom features glass front linen cabinets positioned beside a light taupe dual washstand accented with polished nickel hardware and a gray and white marble countertop finshed with his and her sinks paired with polished nickel hook and spout faucets.

A Postmaster General here, a key Cabinet position there brings the House closer to Lincoln's bosom.

Hostess and honoree Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just achieved her professional goal by being appointed to the British cabinet position overseeing health care.

What is intended to be a small gathering of close friends to congratulate the hostess on her important new cabinet position unfolds in real time as series of attacks, revelations, betrayals, and, yes, political metaphors.

But Rhee may hold a strong allure for Trump, who sometimes deviates from the Republican orthodoxy in education and has embraced controversial picks in many of his early cabinet positions.