Sentences with phrase «first secretary of state»

Green was told to step down as first secretary of state after he admitted lying about the discovery of pornographic images on his Commons computer during a police raid.

The chancellor now carries the title of first secretary of state as an acknowledgment of that reality.

Shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle has been applauded for a «bravura» and «truly amazing» prime minister's questions debut.

Now they are failing to stand up for our membership of the Single Market and refusing to give you the final say over the Brexit deal,» said shadow first secretary of state Alistair Carmichael.

Shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle did her best to exploit Tory splits over Europe as she stood in for Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions today.

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Damian Green has been appointed First Secretary of State as Theresa May reshuffles her top team.

Shadow first secretary of state Alistair Carmichael said: «The government has identified two mutually exclusive objectives.

In R (Pascoe) v First Secretary of State [2006] EWHC 2356 (Admin), [2006] 4 All ER 1240 Mr Justice Forbes had to choose between two differing lines of Court of Appeal authority on the issue of proportionality in compulsory purchase cases.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has 242 Facebook supporters, while first secretary of state Peter Mandelson has 875.

The reshuffle also saw Mrs May's key ally Damian Green the new First Secretary of State - a title generally associated with the role of deputy prime minister.

Osborne has been reappointed as Chancellor and also named First Secretary of State - effectively equivalent to deputy prime minister.

I agree - I'm certain Howe wasn't First Secretary of State.

So the shadow first secretary of state took the opportunity to set out her credentials to the press gallery over lunch today, telling the assembled hacks:

The highest - profile members of parliament leaving were: Gordon Brown, a former Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party (both 2007 — 2010) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997 — 2007); and William Hague, the outgoing First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons and former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2010 — 2014), Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition (both 1997 — 2001).

But for many the most telling move remains Osborne's promotion to first secretary of state on Friday night.

With his new title of First Secretary of State, previously held by William Hague, and no Deputy Prime Minister this time, George Osborne will now stand in at Prime Minister's Questions.

Late into Sunday evening there was mounting speculation that two of Corbyn's most senior colleagues, deputy leader Tom Watson and shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle, were poised to quit.

William Hague has been appointed as First Secretary of State, and Leader of the Commons #reshuffle

[5] Following the June 2017 general election, she was appointed the additional role of Shadow First Secretary of State.

Shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle did her best to exploit Tory splits over Europe as she...

In St Leger - Davey v First Secretary of State and others [2004] EWCA Civ 1612, [2004] All ER (D) 08 (Dec) an inspector had upheld an appeal against the local planning authority's refusal to grant prior approval for the siting and design of an 11.79 m high telecommunications mast and an equipment cabin in Winchester.

The First Secretary of State said current system, with fees capped at # 9,250 a year, allows UK universities to deliver high - quality courses and teaching, and accounts for the country's disproportionate number of top institutions.

Every past nominee to get a roll call vote since at least the Carter administration received 85 or more yes votes in the Senate, with the exception of Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who got 56.

Condoleezza Rice became the first secretary of state to address the Southern Baptist Convention, and she received a thunderous ovation.

The Labour leader and shadow first secretary of state could only look on in bewildered awe as the deputy leader crooned through the opening lines: «Holding back the years, thinking of the fear I've had so long.»

Her old friend and deputy Damian Green, the first secretary of state, turning to lawyers betrays a vulnerability.

Damian Green's appointment as First Secretary of State was inspired.

The first secretary of state follows Michael Fallon and Priti Patel to the backbenches, leaving Theresa May with an ever shrinking pool from which to draw ministerial talent.

Four cabinet ministers have been forced out in recent months: Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, over his personal conduct; Priti Patel, the international development secretary, over her contacts with Israeli politicians; Damien Green, the first secretary of state, over misleading statements about material found on his computer; and Amber Rudd, the home secretary, over Windrush.

The first secretary of state told the BBC News Channel just now that the government accepted the responsibility of finding a «procedural way forward:

Osborne also received the honorific title of First Secretary of State.

After the Conservatives won an overall majority in the 2015 general election, Cameron reappointed him Chancellor in his second government and gave him the additional title of First Secretary of State.

Rt Hon George OSBORNE Lately Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State.

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has been suggested as a replacement, although perhaps without the title of first secretary of state.

Damian Green, first secretary of state and minister for the Cabinet Office, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on September 7.

The first secretary of state was made to resign on Wednesday night after he was found to have misled the public with statements about pornography found on his computer in 2008.

A Cabinet Office inquiry into the first secretary of state found that Maltby's account of a disputed meeting was «plausible», but was not able to reach a definitive conclusion on her allegations that Green had behaved improperly towards her.

May must now decide whether to replace her longstanding ally with an individual who holds down the same two roles as Green, who was first secretary of state and Cabinet Office minister.

In an apparent attempt to deal with the problem, Corbyn has made Angela Eagle the shadow first secretary of state (as well as shadow busniness secretary).

And the first secretary of state Lord Mandelson went furthest of all, expressing open disdain at «the deception they're pedalling».

But it wasn't clear whether the prime minister, chancellor and first secretary of state were managing to stay afloat.

According to Peter McKay the FCO says the Foreign Secretary «needs another adviser because he has additional responsibilities, having bagged the Peter Mandelson title of First Secretary of State.

He stood down as an MP in 2004 to become EU Trade Commissioner, before returning to the government under Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, First Secretary of State, and Lord President of the Council.

The first secretary of state entertained the press gallery with a series of jokes — many of which had a fellow Tory as the punchline.

The Speccy's James Forsyth reports that Chapman will be handling communications for Osborne in his role as both Chancellor and First Secretary of State and he is likely to take charge of the EU referendum campaign.

Within a few months, the New Labour architect had landed the grand title of first secretary of state.