Sentences with phrase «cabinet sources said»

Cabinet sources said when Sajid Javid spoke he was «robust» in his opposition to the idea of a new customs partnership, arguing that it would limit the possibility of the UK striking new trade deals.

Some shadow cabinet sources said they would have preferred an absolute Labour commitment to an in / out referendum, but that would have left Miliband open to the accusation — made against the Tories — that he was leaving a question mark over Britain's continued membership of the EU, and so blighting future inward business investment in the UK.

Senior Lib Dem cabinet sources said Clegg had made a series of painstaking compromises in the bill to win over middle - ground Tory MPs and create maximum consensus.

A senior Liberal Democrat cabinet source said: «There had been a perception that... Clegg realised that this was dribbling into the sand, and he would abandon it.

One Cabinet source said: «The PM is very angry at the way some ministers have abused the freedom to campaign for Brexit by attacking other parts of Government policy.

A senior Cabinet source said: «For quite different reasons, Boris and Michael are going to campaign for Remain.

Not exact matches

NEW DELHI, May 2 - India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to help sugar mills by paying the cane farmers that supply them a subsidy for their produce, a government source said, as part of efforts to help a sector struggling with a glut.

President - elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years.

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.

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...

Its 13 members, several sources said, constitute «the real cabinet.»

«The big issue is the unions,» says one shadow cabinet source.

Labour sources said that Winterton was sacked at the start of a meeting to discuss a deal that would allow the party's MPs to elect some shadow cabinet posts.

A commission that would determine pay raises for state lawmakers and cabinet - level commissioners is out of the final budget framework, a source familiar with the negotiations said.

Jon Lansman, the leader of Momentum, spoke out as party sources said that up to ten shadow cabinet members are set to quit today.

But several sources say that Moore is the only cabinet figure to be affected which suggests that David Jones» position is safe.

Asked where the female Conservative cabinet members were during the session, the source said: «I'm not sure — presumably hard at work doing their jobs.»

«Divergence has won,» said one Cabinet source in a sign that the Brexiteers believed they had come out on top.

«He was the only one auditioning,» said a cabinet source.

One source said Coffey had several advocates within the governor's cabinet, but that Cuomo himself was not yet convinced.

A senior source told The Sunday Telegraph that Mr Purnell, who claimed he had acted alone, had in fact been expecting Cabinet colleagues to follow his lead and that Mr Hutton, who said he resigned for family reasons, had been «shamed» into resigning by Mr Purnell.

The source said Winterton had believed she was still bridge - building between the leader's office and the PLP and was involved in conversations about the possible return to shadow cabinet elections over the past few days.

The president - elect has been meeting with potential cabinet members and local officials, and Trump's team reached out to Bharara's office several days ago to set up a meeting, sources said.

Secondly, sources close to Francis Maude say that Maude knew a Cabinet - level role was on the cards but made it clear he wanted to stay as Cabinet Office Minister to drive forward the cross-Whitehall efficiency and civil service reform agendas to which there is still significant system resistance.

Shnayerson interviews anonymous sources who said Andrew Cuomo's obsessive need for control had bled his cabinet of talent, and named two of his health care deputies as the only stars in the administration.

«Government is now saying that sole - sourced procurement must be approved by cabinet, so are we to assume that President Mahama and his cabinet approved this without doing any due diligence, without establishing that there are competent local companies that can do this.

Confirming that moves are afoot to install supporters of Mr Corbyn in the Shadow Cabinet, a source close to the leader said: «You need people out there saying the same thing.»

A source close to Corbyn denied that the ideas were being considered but said there was effort being put into finding a peaceful solution, with a focus on whether new structures could be built around policymaking and the shadow cabinet that would appease MPs.

«She more than anyone tried to keep things together over the summer, coming up with plans about how to unite the shadow cabinet and the party,» the source said.

On his web - site he repeatedly indicated that his main source for believing that there was a coverup of widespread abuse in order to protect «a ring» of paedophiles in the Thatcher cabinet, was sources from the Metroploitan Police, saying they wanted to pursue, (God knows who because Watson has never had the honesty to tell us), but were ordered by «superior officers» to drop their investigations.

«There is a case for shelving Trident Two, but the number of jobs that go with it is just too great,» said the Cabinet source.

«I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy,» he said.

But sources say a plan will be ready before the next cabinet meeting on April 24.