Sentences with phrase «change secretaries from»
Four former environment and climate change secretaries from three parties told the Observer they had concerns about «toothless» plans announced by the government last week, which suggested the new post-Brexit green watchdog would lack the power to take the government to court.
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Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.
A 1994 Pentagon policy preventing women from serving in combat was rescinded in 2013 by then - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and ultimately led to the current DoD head Ash Carter making the historic change.
Interestingly, there's been far less turnover in Trump's Cabinet so far, with the only change being John Kelly's move from secretary of homeland security to White House chief of staff.
On Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that President Donald Trump is supportive of the bill, which is a notable change from his position last year.
When Secretary DeVos issued her policy changes, she was attacked from the usual quarters, with commentators claiming that she was «sweeping sexual assaults under the rug,» «protecting rapists,» and «attacking survivors.»
Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney and other governmental and military leaders have been under pressure to change the current policy which excludes homosexuals from military service.
Rick Perry, the U.S. Secretary of Energy who infamously once said he would do away with the Department of Energy, told CNBC that he didn't believe that carbon dioxide emissions from humans are the main cause for climate change.
«From Masagana 99 and high - yielding varieties in the 1960s, to Masagana 6000 and Golden Rice today, it seems nothing has changed,» said Antonio Flores, a farmer from Mindanao and secretary general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng PilipiFrom Masagana 99 and high - yielding varieties in the 1960s, to Masagana 6000 and Golden Rice today, it seems nothing has changed,» said Antonio Flores, a farmer from Mindanao and secretary general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipifrom Mindanao and secretary general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.
Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson added: «If there was a major fundamental change in our relationship, emerging from the creation of a new bloc which would be effectively a new country from which we were excluded, then I think inevitably there would be huge pressure for a referendum.
Television footage of the health secretary being heckled and jostled by angry protesters outside Downing Street yesterday could have attracted support from the 57 % of Lib Dems and 31 % of Conservatives who said they were opposed to the changes.
We are challenging the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions» decision to change the basis on which certain public sector pension benefits, including teachers» pensions, are up - rated from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).
«Whilst it is encouraging that student numbers have not decreased in our universities, it is extremely worrying that there has been no change in the number of students from the very backgrounds the government is spending considerable sums of money on persuading to apply,» UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said.
The Liberal Democrat most under threat from the shadow of scandal this year was energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who faces a police investigation over newspaper allegations that he tried to dodge speeding points on his licence.
Another Lib Dem Cabinet casualty, the energy and climate change secretary's departure from parliament ends the speculation heard during the campaign that he might be a possible leadership candidate.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer's absence from the briefing room yesterday comes at a tenuous time, as Trump has asked senior advisers for weeks if he needs to change the face of his administration.
The changes, announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament today, mean that the tax, which will apply from 1 April 2015, will be lower for those buying properties at average Scottish prices than initially proposed in the Draft Budget 2015 - 16 and also lower than in the rest of the UK.
After reports from District Leaders Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz (who announced that he was leaving the Village Reform Democratic Club), County Committeeman and County Committee Secretary, Ben Yee reported on the status of several rules changes that had been introduced at the County Committee meeting in September.
Miliband was subsequently promoted to the new post of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, a position he held from 2008 - 10.
Previous governments had backed away from going down such a route, Mr Cameron said, but he believed this would have to change so that, «in extremis», such material could be obtained with a signed warrant from the home secretary.
The Committee on Climate Change has its offices in Holbein Place just off Sloane Square and has a budget of # 4.4 million all from the taxpayer (up from # 4.3 million under Labour when Ed Miliband was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.)
Labour's shadow communities secretary, John Denham, said: «The fund helped areas which saw rapid changes in population from migration.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to allay fears of a military confrontation with North Korea, defending Trump's comments but also saying there's no sign that the threat level from North Korea had changed and that Americans should «sleep well at night.»
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill are calling on U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse a decision from her department's Office for Civil Rights changing the way it investigates complaints, arguing that the move would hamper investigations into sexual assault on college campuses.
The former energy and climate change secretary was photographed emerging from Gloucestershire's Leyhill prison, having served a quarter of the eight - month sentence he received for perverting the course of justice.
A statement from Ceop said of the proposed move: «This direction of travel does not seem to have changed and Ceop's CEO, Jim Gamble, has therefore today offered his resignation to the home secretary with a four month notice period.»
«The question is, if academy status is so good for the school, why does the Secretary of State need to withhold the names of those who have been successful, effectively encouraging them to skulk in the shadows keeping vital information from those who will be directly affected by the change?
A leaked letter from business secretary Vince Cable appeared to place his department at odds with that of the energy and climate change secretary, prompting a reported intervention from prime minister David Cameron.
He faces a more real threat from energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who has been at the forefront of dissent against the Conservatives» approach to the rejected alternative vote referendum.
Launching the campaign, environment secretary Hilary Benn said 40 per cent of the UK's emissions come from homes and travel, but too few people are making real changes to cut their energy use.
A letter from Smith and the shadow welfare secretary, Debbie Abraham, to the Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, warns: «This measure is being introduced in the absence of a functioning executive in Northern Ireland... To impose such changes from Westminster, especially through the back door of a statutory instrument without scrutiny even by committee, is completely at odds with principles of the devolution settlement as agreed under the Good Friday agreement and subsequent agreements, including Fresh Start.»
Clinton's lead barely changed from the 57 percent to 34 percent lead the former secretary of state had in a Siena poll of New Yorkers conducted in March.
The other change came in Conservative policy as David Cameron and new Secretary of State Cheryl Gillan moved on from the «preferrendum» and announced their support for the current devolution settlement.
It called for responsibility for driving through changes to be clarified, said minimum quality standards based on clinical evidence are needed and suggested removing the secretary of state from the reconfiguration process to «depoliticise» it.
In answer to a parliamentary question from Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, the Government confirmed that the budget for this year's Warm Front scheme is # 100m.
14:15 - energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, before energy and climate change committee, on: outcomes from Durban UNFCCC COP 17
The shadow climate change secretary insisted that talented people would be discouraged from entering politics if reporting of the kind Mr Hague suffered became widespread.
«The situation in Afghanistan is constantly changing and in some cases has moved on from the evidence given,» foreign secretary William Hague said in response to the report.
A few months ago defence secretary Phillip Hammond announced # 350 million funding for a new generation of nuclear submarines — a move which already seemed to rule out disarmament or even a change of course from a sea - based deterrent.
Commenting on today's announcement that the Government is to bring forward the effective date from which the state pension age will only become payable at 68, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said:, «Over recent years teachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to their pay.
Despite changes to legislation made by former education secretary Ruth Kelly, unions claim teachers still remain vulnerable to allegations of abuse from their pupils.
When ex-chancellor George Osborne pointed out that «the Titanic sank», the Foreign Secretary changed his mind and went with «colossal» instead, prompting riotous laughter from the audience.
Our correspondent gathered that the former Permanent Secretary in the Presidency and governorship candidate of the Change Advocacy Party, Dr. Imuro Kubor, had sought prayers from the General Overseer of the Synagogue, Pastor T.B. Joshua.
The shadow Climate Change Secretary is winning some plaudits for his «positive environmentalism» from sceptics such as Mr Montgomerie, raising hopes that the Tories can square the circle and remain broadly united.
The charge of 5p for single - use plastic bags from supermarkets and large stores will have a «huge environmental benefit» the energy and climate change secretary has said.
But in a statement from the Nigerian Wailers signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Fasipe Oluyemi, the group has called on the good people of Nigeria to come out en mass for a protest (#OccupyCBN) to stop this impunity of the Fraudulent Forex Trading, Round Tripping and racketeering going on in the Central Bank of Nigeria aided by its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and bring to an end the Manipulation of Forex, illegally funding Federal Government budget, short - changing the Money Deposit Bank's reserve ratio at the expense of the Masses as the abuse of internal process.
The foreign secretary insisted the audit «not a consultation about disengaging or withdrawing from the EU» and that government policy had not changed, however.
Justice secretary Chris Grayling is the first Cabinet minister to attempt to exclude Scottish MPs from voting against his department's controversial changes.
Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Michael Moore said the former home secretary's comments were a «devastating critique» of New Labour's attempt to change its policy from that of the Conservatives.
Initial statements of support from some general secretaries have disguised union hostility to any major changes, with tensions likely to dominate the party's looming autumn conference in Brighton.