Sentences with phrase «fellow ministers»
"Fellow ministers" refers to individuals who hold the same position or occupation as the person being referred to. They are colleagues or people in the same profession. Full definition
And when he was accused of not paying capital gains tax on his second home in the expenses scandal, Brown went to bat for him, saying Hoon acted «within the letter of the law and the spirit of the parliamentary rules», which contrasted starkly with the prime minister's criticism of fellow minister Hazel Blears.
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He wasn't popular among fellow ministers in the last Government and five of his big policies in the Justice department were overturned by Michael Gove.
Labor unions and fellow ministers balked, and Ms. Lagarde backtracked, saying she had expressed a personal opinion.»
I signed up for Clergy Project, where I found fellow ministers who doubted the existence of God.
Some of his harried fellow ministers will accuse him of betraying his profession, and some of his parishioners will accuse him of neglecting his pastorate (particularly if he is involved in social action or civic reform).
The plotters had planned that Purnell's fellow ministers Caroline Flint and David Miliband — yes, him again — would follow him over the top the next day, increasing the pressure on Brown to quit.
A number of fellow ministers received invitations to taxpayer - funded dinners at Chevening, including Business Secretary Vince Cable and care minister Norman Lamb.
She hints at major rows and disagreements with fellow ministers but is studiously discreet about her former colleagues, except one — the former health minister, Edwina Currie.
His comments have raised eyebrows among fellow ministers and added to the heat on Mr Clegg, who is already considering radical measures to address his worsening ratings.
Talks among the provinces on CPP reform have been heating up of late, but Mr. Flaherty and his fellow ministers have largely remained quiet in recent weeks on the topic.
Tragic stories told in my presence generally were offered by family members and fellow ministers.
William Sloane Coffin has talked of the reactions he encountered from some fellow ministers during his first months of grief over the drowning death of his teenage son.
In the event a fellow minister sees the «outline», however, one should be prepared for comments reflecting surprise, curiosity, and maybe jests about the poverty of thought in «points» entitled «However» and «Yet perhaps».
Bucer had the support of a minority of his fellow ministers.
During his days as a Minister of State, he was one person who was always asking his fellow ministers questions about his constituency and the Western Region even though our Standing Orders do not permit that.
«I want to pay tribute to my fellow ministers from the devolved administrations and their officials as well as Defra officials - everyone worked together for a fair deal that has benefits for fishermen throughout the UK.»
In 1998 Charlie Whelan was blamed for leaking details of Peter Mandelson's undeclared # 373,000 mortgage loan from a fellow minister, Geoffrey Robinson, a misjudgment which forced Tony Blair to sack his chum.
It also found Poots had broken the ministerial code by failing to consult with fellow ministers.
That December, however, he was forced to resign over an interest - free loan he had taken out with a fellow minister, Geoffrey Robinson, who was subject to an inquiry by Mandelson's department.
(The same attendee said that he does not see any significant support among his fellow ministers or church for Bo Dietl.)
Davis said Hammond had fully briefed his fellow ministers but declined to say if this included a reference to the manifesto commitment.
But Osborne and his fellow ministers will be relieved that the electorate broadly approves of his overall strategy.
Building constituencies within government (towards heads of state / government and fellow ministers), across sectors like the judiciary, the prosecution, the bar association and civil society organisations, and towards other power actors like business organisations.
In a longer article below Gregory, who recently retired after 23 years of heading up the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), expands on this concept with an even dozen agenda items for the Minister, including a helpful guide to his key collaborators for success: his fellow ministers, along with those work and live in rural Australia.