Sentences with phrase «chancellor insisted»

After all, during the election campaign, the then shadow chancellor insisted he had «no plans» to raise this regressive tax.

Earlier the chancellor insisted that «choppy economic conditions» would not deter him and cited numerous international organisations praising the UK's decisive approach.

And in what will be seen as a sign that he believes being Scottish will not be a barrier to his becoming UK prime minister, the chancellor insisted he would fight anyone who threatened the partnership of the two countries.

Aides to the chancellor insisted he had just been making a «Christmas joke» and did not mean to make a homophobic slur about the Labour MP.

Turning to the wider issue of the loan itself, the chancellor insisted the money had been secured against assets held by Northern Rock.

The chancellor insisted the lower level was a result of «dynamic» Treasury calculations, which suggested it would get less money through a higher rate.

VAT will increase to 20 per cent from 4 January next year, with the chancellor insisting that the move was «unavoidable» in dealing with the «years of debt and spending» under Labour.

Not exact matches

Osborne stood his ground on Wednesday, however, insisting there would be no choice but to make extremely tough spending decisions to protect the economy.Cameron backed him and the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, at prime minister's questions, saying the financial shock of leaving the EU must not be ignored.

Another name also comes from the education field: Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, but she has repeatedly insisted she's not interested in the job.

«The idea came from George Osborne,» she insists, thus landing the chancellor well and truly in the soup.

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, will insist on «privileged partnership» for Turkey instead of full EU membership when she visits the country next week, according to remarks published yesterday.

David Cameron has insisted chancellor George Osborne has the backing of No 10, after more disappointing figures pile the pressure on the government.

The chancellor admitted that «everyone will pay something» but insisted that those on the bottom of the income scale will pay less than those at the top.

After the session, the prime minister's spokesperson insisted it was standard procedure for the chancellor to announce a policy in the Commons and then send junior ministers to defend it in TV interviews.

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, hit out at the negative and «nasty» tactics of his opponents, insisting Labour had stuck to upbeat arguments.

While other EU leaders, including German chancellor, Angela Merkel, are keen to help Cameron devise a new deal that he can sell back home, Berlin insists she will not want to tamper with EU founding principles.

The chancellor Gordon Brown will not use next week's Budget to launch his bid for Labour leadership, he has insisted.

The chancellor today made his first public statement on the growing furore and insisted he had made the «right decision».

McGovern also insists that the Labour leader does not support the stance taken by the shadow chancellor.

He said people's jobs were at stake, accused the chancellor of adopting a «sleight of hand» approach to the figures and insisted he needed to continue fighting the government's policies, before adding: «I don't apologise for one second.

Yesterday saw Mr Cameron insist that he was working well with chancellor George Osborne, after reports suggested divisions were developing between No 10 and No 11.

And while Carvalho was de Blasio's first choice for the job, the mayor insisted that there are great educators in the city's schools who will «do great work,» while the city continues its search for a new chancellor.

He insisted he did not want to get into a row with «Cleggers» but said the chancellor was right to look at all areas of spending.

However, they are likely to be disappointed; the environment minister David Miliband, widely tipped as the most credible challenger for the chancellor, insisted he has never considered running.

The chancellor refused to accept the measures he was taking constituted a gamble, instead insisting the review would create a «platform for economic stability».

The government had been «right» to protect savers when Northern Rock ran into financial difficulties, the chancellor has insisted.

Bloomberg, who has not yet submitted an official application to Steiner for the waiver, also weighed in on the schools chancellor appointment during an unrelated press conference Wednesday afternoon, once again insisting that Black, a prominent magazine publishing executive, was qualified for the position.