Sentences with phrase «culture secretary in»

With a series of allegations faced by some Labour MPs, as well as a number of Conservatives, Corbyn has been under pressure to explain why he made Hopkins shadow culture secretary in 2016 after complaints from a party activist.

He moved Maria Eagle, who supports Trident, from her role as shadow defence secretary to shadow culture secretary in his January reshuffle, installing Thornberry instead.

He got his first cabinet job in just his fourth year in parliament when he was appointed culture secretary in 2014, and was appointed business secretary after the 2015 election.

She was promoted to the cabinet as culture secretary in 2001, with the Olympics added as a special responsibility in 2005.

Hugh Robertson, minister for sport and tourism, this morning snatched away the spotlight from his Tory colleague Maria Miller, who was taking the stage for the first time as culture secretary in the commons.

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When Sajid Javid [Culture Secretary] started looking into this we thought this could ruin all the work we've put in; or it could help it do really well.

Secretary of State for Culture Karen Bradley, who is responsible for media issues, said Tuesday she had written to media watchdog Ofcom for more information on its views on Fox's bid for London - listed Sky Plc, the biggest pay - tv operator in the U.K.

Church spires will be used to boost broadband and mobile connectivity in rural areas, the Culture Secretary... More

Not at that moment, but, a few days after his return to Rome, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state, issued a statement, explicitly approved by the pope, reaffirming a directive of 2005 that nobody is to be admitted to priestly formation who suffers from deep - seated homosexual tendencies, engages in homosexual acts, or supports the «gay culture.»

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Fola Adeyemi said this on Saturday during the unveiling of the magazine — «Cinema in Lagos» by the State Government at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France.

Meanwhile newly appointed culture secretary Matt Hancock praised Oldman — and claimed a key advisory role in the film.

Culture secretary Maria Miller will join Oliver Letwin and Harriet Harman in front of the culture committee thiCulture secretary Maria Miller will join Oliver Letwin and Harriet Harman in front of the culture committee thiculture committee this week.

The judge cited points of order raised in the Commons chamber yesterday afternoon by shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman.

Lib Dem MPs abstained in the vote over whether or not the culture secretary should face scrutiny from the independent adviser on ministerial behaviour.

The Culture Secretary says philanthropy is essential for the future of the arts, but the Chancellor in his Budget slaps on a philanthropy tax and the Culture Secretary was the last to know.

In an earlier interview Ms Jowell said the government had «no plan B» if parliament rejected the order and last night the culture secretary said: «Ministers will want to reflect and come back to this elected house in due course with proposals as to how to take this policy forward.&raquIn an earlier interview Ms Jowell said the government had «no plan B» if parliament rejected the order and last night the culture secretary said: «Ministers will want to reflect and come back to this elected house in due course with proposals as to how to take this policy forward.&raquin due course with proposals as to how to take this policy forward.»

She points out business secretary Vince Cable had been stripped of his responsibility, before pointing out the culture secretary had already made up HIS mind in favour of the bid.

Former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt sparked outrage in 2010 when he hinted at the same.

«July 7th last year was a day of infamy and heroism,» said culture secretary Tessa Jowell, but she added: «It is clear that more could have been done to support all those who were caught up in the attacks - on the day and in the weeks and months that followed.»

The home secretary confirmed UK Border Force would split into a new operational command, in a bid to create a «whole new management culture».

The English Labour group met in Manchester town hall, near the Labour conference centre, and included Ben Bradshaw, the former culture secretary, John Denham, the former universities secretary, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and one of the architects of Labour's plans for devolving power.

The Barnsley East MP, who was sacked as Shadow Culture Secretary by Mr Corbyn last month, launched his broadside in an article for left - wing newspaper Tribune.

As if deputy PM Nick Clegg hadn't been sidelined enough in the last parliamentary term, his version of PMQs - Deputy Prime Minister's Questions - was labelled «useless» in this morning's first culture questions put to new culture secretary Maria Miller and culture minister Hugh Robertson.

Therese Coffey said calls for the Culture Secretary to resign are not representative of how most in the Conservative Party feel.

Mrs Miller resigned from her position as Culture Secretary yesterday after sustained pressure over the disclosure she had wrongly claimed thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments.

John Whittingdale, the culture secretary, will reportedly unveil the plans in the government's white paper on the BBC's future next week.

The former culture secretary told ITV's Good Morning Britain that the Labour leader was putting the party's future in jeopardy.

He has been in parliament since 2001 and has worked as health secretary; culture, media and sport secretary; and chief secretary to the treasury.

The peccadilloes of the ruling classes have long been of fascination and as shadow secretary for media culture and sport, Chris Bryant, has written, sex scandals of all sorts — including adultery, homosexuality (when illegal) and murder — have gone hand - in - hand with political power for centuries.

The prime minister referenced both press regulation and equal marriage in his reply to Miller's letter, which Miller's parliamentary aide Mary Macleod had claimed were behind the press» «witch - hunt» against the culture secretary.

Unlike most of the other scandals in this list, no one really important lost their jobs as a result of the furore surrounding the then culture secretary's decision - making.

Culture secretary Andy Burnham, skills secretary John Denham, Welsh secretary Paul Murphy and chief whip Geoff Hoon have also campaigned against closures in their own constituencies.

And Culture secretary Ms Miller was chairing a board meeting in her department.

The Daily Telegraph has published a recording of a phone conversation between the Culture Secretary's adviser and one of its reporters investigating her expense claims in 2012, in which the aide «flagged up» her boss» role in the future of press regulation.

Dorries dubbed the Culture Secretary «dead safe» and said she «had more honesty and integrity in her little finger than most people I would ever meet in my life».

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock said a review of newspapers» compliance with data protection rules would be widened in scope and would become permanent.

With the Prime Minister attempting to draw a line under the affair and preserve one of the few female members of his Cabinet, some 78 % of voters taking part in the poll said that Mrs Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, against just 10 % who said she should stay.

Speaking in the Commons, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock said this week's revelations represented a «turning point» in the debate on the use of personal information stored online.

In her weekly column in the Basingstoke Gazette, the Culture Secretary and Basingstoke MP says she is «devastated» about the incident and feels she has «let down» local peoplIn her weekly column in the Basingstoke Gazette, the Culture Secretary and Basingstoke MP says she is «devastated» about the incident and feels she has «let down» local peoplin the Basingstoke Gazette, the Culture Secretary and Basingstoke MP says she is «devastated» about the incident and feels she has «let down» local people.

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock replies that there were government contracts in the past with this group of companies but «no ongoing arrangements» with Cambridge Analytica or its group.

The Culture Secretary issued another apology last night, admitting she «let people down» in the way she approached the probe into her accommodation expenses, amid signs that support from her colleagues is ebbing away.

Current Conservative officeholders who are members of the group include the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith; David Cameron's PPS, Desmond Swayne; Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Under - Secretary, Mark Harper; the Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers; a Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Jonathan Djanogly; three government whips, Angela Watkinson, Mark Francois and Greg Hands; the Chairman of the Procedure Committee, Greg Knight; and the Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, John Whittingdale, who was Mrs Thatcher's Political Secretary in the late 1980s.

Meanwhile, a Number 10 source told the Press Association that some MPs had raised concerns over the Culture Secretary but added: «There are plenty of MPs who have got in touch to say they strongly back Maria as well.»

Boris Johnson repeatedly sidestepped questions over whether Maria Miller should remain in post but said he believed the Culture Secretary was being «hounded».

Boris Johnson made light of the furore over Maria Miller's expenses, telling ITV News that «if things go wrong» for the Culture Secretary she should be able to find a job in London's burgeoning life sciences sector.

In an interview with yesterday's Guardian, with the headline, «X Factor culture fuelled the UK riots, says Iain Duncan Smith», the Work and Pensions Secretary said:

«Following the excellent news on Tuesday that Cornwall councillors have approved up to # 3 million for the stadium, we now have a very clear understanding of the Government's position with regard to providing the funding to complete phase 1 of the project after meeting Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Sports Minister Tracey Crouch in Westminster.

A large majority of voters think Maria Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, according to a poll conducted in the wake of her apology to Parliament over expenses.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller is facing a potentially decisive day in her battle to keep her job amid a row over her expenses.

The Twitter feed from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) was hacked this evening and Culture Secretary Maria Miller was described in a tweet as being «like a modern day Robin Hood».