Sentences with phrase «cabinet resignations»
The phrase "cabinet resignations" refers to when members of a group of important government officials, known as the cabinet, step down from their positions or quit their jobs. Full definition
Some posts have been vacant since a wave of shadow cabinet resignations in the aftermath of June's EU referendum, with some MPs taking on multiple portfolios.
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The chances of Cabinet resignations prompted by issues outside of Scotland's cleaner are slim.
Mr Corbyn's position as party leader is under severe threat today as he faces mass Shadow Cabinet resignations from colleagues furious at his display during the referendum.
[3] Turley resigned in June 2016 as part of a mass shadow cabinet resignation in protest at Corbyn's leadership.
David Cameron could suffer his first Cabinet resignation from a Conservative party member over plans to build high - speed rail.
The decision to suspend collective responsibility comes after Mr Cameron was warned over Cabinet resignations if ministers were prevented from campaigning for Brexit.
Officials probing the issue are taking a long time to work out whether Huhne should face charges or not; we'll have to wait until next year's top ten to see whether this one actually results in a second Lib Dem Cabinet resignation.
Here it is, then: the only Cabinet resignation of the year.
The inquiry is part of measures by Brown to try to regain the initiative after he headed off a rebellion in his ruling Labour Party following disastrous European elections and several cabinet resignations this month.
It explains partly why the biggest winners out of the Liam Fox cabinet resignation were two women — Justine Greening and Chloe Smith.
Just as received wisdom on Thursday, as rumours of an imminent Cabinet resignation swirled, suggested that Gordon Brown would be finished if these proved to be true, so the departure of James Purnell, following those of Beverley Hughes, Jacqui Smith and Hazel Blears, was shown to mark nothing of the sort.
A raft of Shadow Cabinet resignations followed by a vote of confidence showed his own MPs had little faith in him.
PoliticsHome understands that there will be more Shadow Cabinet resignations throughout the day as the rebels try to oust Mr Corbyn.
Sign PM wants to avoid cabinet resignations over EU - element of disagreement inevitable, Q is if and how Tories manage it
Tory grandee Sir Desmond Swayne dismissed suggestions that a second Cabinet resignation in a week would be a «catastrophe».
Then «new politics», a child that already looks a bit sickly after David Laws won himself an entry in Guinness World Records for the most rapid cabinet resignation in modern political history.
Reacting to the resignation, a Labour source said McGinn was «going to be sacked anyway» amid claims swirling around the leader's office that the MP for St Helens North had helped to organise shadow cabinet resignations in June.
Should the conference debate the # 100 - billion Doomsday weapon and vote to abandon it, the whispers are Maria Eagle (Defence) and Vernon Coaker (Northern Ireland) could be the first Shadow Cabinet resignations.
After the last round of cabinet resignations, Gordon Brown decides to embrace a younger more dynamic team... Now what is that rascal Damian McBride up to in the corner?
Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: «After eight years of Tory misrule, most people thoroughly tired of austerity, a disastrous Brexit negotiation, the Windrush outrage and four cabinet resignations in six months, we should be well ahead and we are not.
Despite his clear criticisms of Corbyn, and despite all the shadow cabinet resignations, Blunkett recognises that the Labour leader's backing amongst party members - not to mention the influence of Momentum - means there is no way that Corbyn can simply be dumped back on the fringes of the party.
They argue out that voters are deeply sceptical of Corbyn himself — and that this was the case before the recent wave of shadow cabinet resignations.
She stands firmly by her letter of no confidence in Corbyn, which was subsequently backed by 172 Labour MPs and led to a spate of shadow cabinet resignations.
And it's in that role, even after Corbyn's shock election as Labour leader, shadow cabinet resignations, removals and refusals to serve, that Falconer remains, looking ever more like something of a Blairite cuckoo in the Corbyn nest.
We've had three party conferences, one Cabinet resignation, and 81 Tory rebels on Europe - but where has it left us?
«The Government is under huge pressure over the steel industry, we've just had a Budget that was worse than the omnishambles, a Cabinet resignation and the Tories are in meltdown over the EU referendum.
It would take only one Cabinet resignation to trigger a potentially fatal leadership challenge.
The move is yet another blow for Mr Corbyn, who only promoted Ms Glass to his top team yesterday following a wave of Shadow Cabinet resignations.
Tom Watson tonight criticised Jeremy Corbyn's decision to sack Hilary Benn - as the Labour leader was left reeling by a raft of Shadow Cabinet resignations.
Despite the tumultuous events of the last week after a string of shadow cabinet resignations, Corbyn appeared to be in high spirits and even stopped to pose for a selfie with one supporter.
But the prime minister indicated it might be held sooner during a tense meeting of the parliamentary Labour party last week where he faced calls for his resignation after a week of cabinet resignations and the European election drubbing.
Then in the summer of 2009, he suffered a flood of Cabinet resignations - Hazel Blears, Jacqui Smith and even James Purnell who went on the day of the European elections when Labour came third with just 16 % of the vote.
Mr Corbyn suffered the indignity of further shadow cabinet resignations, with shadow education secretary Pat Glass quitting just two days after being appointed to the post saying the situation was «untenable».