Sentences with phrase «chief whip»

The minority chief whip indicated that minority MPs were ready to cooperate with the security services in the performance of their legitimate duties.

As chief whip, he is there to support other ministers, he says.

The former chief whip accepts it will be difficult, but he sees a route back to centre stage and is more determined than ever to get his side of the story across.

Neither is it my duty as the majority chief whip to go and take monies meant for majority members and pay to them.

«If what you're saying's right, then I don't understand why you suspended it in the first place,» he told the former chief whip.

The deputy chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Pally Iriase, has said that former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, excuses for leaving the All...

This May, the by now Lord Shutt was rewarded for a lifetime of effort to the Liberal cause when he was made Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, and deputy government chief whip in the Lords.

Andrew Davidson, the 2nd Viscount Davidson, who has died aged 83, was an able and hard - working Conservative deputy chief whip in the House of Lords from 1986 until 1991.

The police officer at the centre of the so - called «Plebgate» incident has accepted # 80,000 damages in settlement of his libel action against former Government chief whip Andrew Mitchell.

Barrow MP John Woodcock has lodged a formal complaint with Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton, who is in charge of the party's disciplinary procedures.

It was fifteen days before his expletive - filled outburst outside Downing Street, when he repeatedly called policemen «f *** ing plebs» and became embroiled in a row which would poison his tenure as Tory chief whip before it even started.

Catching his eye across the chamber, Soubry shook her head at Labour chief whip Nick Brown.

Her inauguration to the Westminster animal kingdom follows PHammond's decision to move his dogs, Rex and Oscar, into Downing Street, and the more controversial move by chief whip Gavin Williamson, whose tarantula Cronus was at the centre of a media storm in recent weeks.

Famously outspoken, and outsized — at 6ft 2in tall and 29 stone — Big Cyril was one of the Lib Dems» most recognisable politicians during the 1970s and 80s — during which he served as chief whip for the party.

The Conservatives need to repair the damage from the «plebgate» affair that led to the resignation of chief whip Andrew Mitchell following the prolonged saga after his altercation with a policeman in Downing Street.

Embattled Mr Corbyn held talks with Chief Whip Rosie Winterton this evening amid mounting speculation that he was finally set to quit.

So after Conservative chief whip Michael Gove told the Times «it would be impossible to move forward without making sure you have change both in Scotland and England», Labour was quick to respond by attempting to kick the issue into the long grass.

In what must surely be seen as a significant demotion, secretary of state for education, Michael Gove, has been moved to become chief whip in David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle.

Ms Abbot suggested there would be less public infighting between the party's MPs under new Chief Whip Nick Brown, and this would rejuvenate Labour's months - long poll slump.

The group appears to have goodwill of the leadership as the new chief whip Sir George Young - widely liked among backbenches - has also signed up.

Mitchell, who was the Tory chief whip at the time, has admitted swearing but denies he used the word pleb.

In September 2010 he was replaced as Opposition Chief Whip by Ed Miliband, who asked him not to stand for re-election because he wanted a «break from the past.»

Last year, Alistair Carmichael, the then chief whip of the parliamentary party, investigated the alleged victim's complaint against Hancock and instigated formal disciplinary proceedings against him, which have been suspended pending the civil case.

The Liberal Democrats have launched a renewed attack on the government chief whip Michael Gove's record while he was education secretary, setting out plans to block «micro-interventions» by ministers by establishing an independent educational standards authority.

The chair of the home affairs committee is said to have received a handwritten note from chief whip Geoff Hoon the day after the vote reading: «Dear Keith.Just a quick note to thank you for all your help during the period leading up to last Wednesday's vote.

Ayariga, the MP for Bawku Central, caused public outrage when he claimed on pro-NDC network — Radio Gold — recently that the Minority Chief Whip who is the NDC MP for Asawase, shared envelopes containing GH cents 3,000 for minority members serving on the Appointments Committee to approve Mr. Agyarko.

The allegation was first made by Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, who said it was inappropriate.

I immediately rang Lord Newby, the Lib Dem Chief Whip in the House of Lords, and told him that there would be a major problem if I was asked to do something that I could not do.

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Chris Bryant MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Shabana Mahmood MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton

Former Deputy Chief Whip Sir John Randall, MP Sir Alan Haselhurst and Amanda Sater, lately Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, were also handed peerages.

Technically the division was a free vote but became deeply partisan after chief whip Michael Gove arranged for a whipped party meeting before this lunchtime's vote.

• The Tory chief whip under Hague, who was charged by the former Conservative leader with dealing with the negotiations, had reason to believe that Ashcroft was a non-dom.

Debating some of the key issues with local people are three cabinet - ranking politicians from the major parties: - Labour chief whip Geoff Hoon - Michael Gove, shadow secretary of state for children, schools and families, and - Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Vince Cable.

He was Labour's chief whip on the council from 1974 for nine years and he was also elected to South Yorkshire county council in 1974, on which he chaired the area planning committee.

She was also Commons chief whip during the ratification of the Nice Treaty, which paved the way for new EU countries from Eastern Europe.

One former Brown ally says: «Nick Brown [then Labour chief whip] had someone among the plotters who was feeding back to us who was involved and what they planned to do.

But he angered some at the first hurdle by sacking chief whip Rosie Winterton and replacing her with backbencher and former whip Nick Brown.

Former Opposition Chief Whip David Maclean spoke out against the agenda during Wednesday's meeting of the 1922 Committee; a meeting attended by the Tory leader.

Mr Ashdown's letter added that he had told Chief Whip Paul Tyler before Christmas that he planned early in the New Year to tell party president Baroness (Diana) Maddock that he intended to stand down this summer.

On the basis of the overwhelming support for an elected Chief Whip it is likely Nick Brown will have a clear run.

In 1946, Byers was appointed Liberal Chief Whip [4] and gained a reputation for hard work and effective organisation both in parliament and at Liberal Party headquarters.

He was appointed Chief Whip of the Labour Group and a Deputy Welsh Minister for Assembly Business in the Third Assembly of the Welsh Assembly Government (31 May 2007).

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini with Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka Mubarakplay

On 18 October, Amery told chief whip Leslie Wilson that the coalition's future should be decided by a party meeting after the election; Wilson obtained Chamberlain's agreement.

While I'm sure the family of the new shadow chief whip Nick Brown are very pleased for him, it's not clear anyone else outside of a five mile radius of SW1 could care less.

But speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, the Majority Chief Whip said the Job 600 has about 12 elevators adding that only two have broken down and will not entirely affect mobility at the facility.

Willetts's removal could have been anticipated but Gove's demotion (for that is what it is) to chief whip took many by surprise and arguably provided the biggest headline of the whole reshuffle.

The Conservative chief whip Gavin Williamson has arrived in Belfast for talks with the Democratic Unionist Party on a proposed coalition deal, Downing Street has announced.

Hilary Armstrong: The former government chief whip claimed # 3,100 towards the cost of repointing the gables and walls on her constituency home, it is alleged.

Lord Hunt was hauled in front of the shadow chief whip Lord McAvoy and Labour Lords leader Baroness Smith for a discussion on the matter this morning.