Sentences with phrase «chief whip he»

I used to be a bit of an amateur chief whip and I don't think they've got the votes.»

Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado - Doguwa, has criticised Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over his comment that declaration of Indigenous People of Biafra,

I hear earlier this summer Carmichael had begun building bridges, or at least begun occasionally meeting, the elusive Labour chief whip - at the time of writing - Rosie Winterton, which had never happened before then.

Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado - Doguwa, has criticised Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over his comment that declaration of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Nnamdi Kanu, as terrorists, was unconstitutional.

To say that some Conservative MPs are unhappy with the chief whip becoming defence secretary would be putting it mildly.

Geoff Hoon - Ashfield (Nottinghamshire) MP since 1992, and has served as defence secretary, transport secretary, leader of the House of Commons and Chief Whip.

Now the wisdom of the Commons leader and the political nous of the chief whip are being applied to the questions of the day.

The former Labour chief whip said: «Those who decide to wear the veil just make it that much more difficult for their neighbours, anybody that they're talking to, to really feel that they are sharing values and so on with them.»

The Labour leader was first to do so, stating that he had an email from someone called Rosie who was not his chief whip Rosie Winterton, but a younger namesake who worked «incredibly hard» but still had to live at home with her parents.

Transport's Justine Greening SIDEWAYS to international development; Andrew Mitchell DEMOTED to chief whip; Andrew McLoughlin PROMOTED to transport

To say that some Conservative MPs are unhappy with the chief whip becoming defence secretary would...

So Andrew Mitchell takes over from Patrick McLoughlin as chief whip, and Sayeeda Warsi is given the boot from her role as co-chair of the Conservative party.

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.

McLoughlin has earned his promotion to the transport job, while Mitchell is likely to be a more effective chief whip.

That Bappa Babba Dan agundi (Kano Municipal constituency) to serve as Chief Whip.

Greg Hands, part of Osborne's shadow Treasury team in opposition and his PPS in government, has been made deputy chief whip.

The awkward role of both Lib Dem chief whip and deputy government whip (also known intriguingly as...

And the Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, who is said to have shared the money to the minority members, has sworn by «Allah» that he never conveyed any money from Joseph Osei - Owusu to anybody.

A private members» bill by the former Tory chief whip David Maclean which would have exempted MPs from freedom of information enquiries has been blocked by a collection of MPs from all parties.

He says when he heard Dorries was off to the jungle to eat insects he thought it was a new style of severity from their chief whip.

«Raw socialism is flowing through the political aqueducts,» added former chief whip and one - time DFID secretary Andrew Mitchell.

The supposed bribe was said to have been channeled through Chairman of the Committee, Joe Osei - Wusu, and Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka.

The former deputy government chief whip and Lib Dem chief whip Alistair «Mr Whippy» Carmichael has been promoted to Scottish Secretary, in the only cabinet move in this reshuffle.

On Twitter, Nick Boles said he was «puzzled by vehemence of some reactions» to Williamson's appointment, adding that he had been an effective chief whip and loyal to successive prime ministers.

Michael Gove's reputation appears to have disappeared down the pan, after a chat with a Labour backbencher meant he got stuck in the toilet on his first day as chief whip.

Chairman Paul McKeever acknowledged the Police Federation had «stoked up» hostility against the former chief whip.

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

Michael Fallon's resignation last night is said to have come after the chief whip warned Theresa...

Five days in to #gategate and we're at a classic impasse; both parties are standing by their stories and for now at least, the PM is standing by his Chief Whip.

The issue is going to be raised again in the Lords later today, when former Labour chief whip Bruce Grocott will ask a question about the Lords» size.

Among those seen were Chief Whip of the House of Representatives Alhassan Ado Doguwa; Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly Kawu Sumaila; Secretary to the Kano State Government Usman Alhaji; Commissioner for Local Government Murtala Sule - Garo; Commissioner of Environment Ali Bukar Makoda and the state APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas.

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

As a new whip she watches and learns and notes the mantra of Nick Brown, the Chief Whip, «We don't do policy, we do process».

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

But, and here Helen Jones could do with some wider perspective, the Whips are crucial when there is a leadership crisis - the Conservative Chief Whip David Margesson in May 1940 and the Conservative Chief Whip David Maclean in the IDS leadership crisis in 2003.

The shadow agriculture minister Jim Paice and Conservative deputy chief whip Andrew Robathan also spoke at the event.

The former chief whip, who was forced out of the Cabinet after a storm over his alleged foul - mouthed rant against police officers on duty outside Downing Street, has questioned the impartiality of Scotland Yard's senior figures.

Reports today that the party chairman and chief whip have met to discuss date of May 4

Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak says the National Democratic Congress administration led by President John Mahama has in the last six years created about 346,000 jobs and intends to create more when voted for in the November polls.

I might email the course notes to the Chief Whip's office.

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the minority were given money by the minority chief whip Muhammad Muntaka.

It was the House Majority Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, who started the argument when he tried to stop the Chief Whip, Mr. Alhassan Ado - Doguwa, from describing the President as a sick man.

Until earlier this month, the former chief whip's foul - mouthed tirade against police officers guarding the Downing Street gate was destined to be the number one gaffe of the year.

Former chief whip Nick Brown and former defence secretary Bob Ainsworth are also among the Labour figures pledging to vote «no».

Labour's chief whip Geoff Hoon has confirmed that MPs will be given a free vote on sections of the human fertilisation and embryology bill.

Hoon had a difficult time as chief whip, partly because Nick Brown, his deputy who went on to replace him, was close to the prime minister and the acolytes that supported Brown for years as chancellor.

As a British Conservative he is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) where he served as Chief Whip from 2010 - 2014.

One of them is now our chief whip in the House of Commons, Patrick McLoughlin.

There were heated arguments on the floor of Parliament today [Friday], from both sides of the chamber over a motion filed by the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, for a special committee to be set up to investigate claims that the Trade Ministry extorted between $ 25,000 and $ 100,000 from expatriates to allow them sit close to the President during the Ghana...

I therefore told our Chief Whip, Paul Tyler before Christmas that... I planned to stand down after the elections of this May and June.