Sentences with phrase «former foreign office»

Baroness Warsi, the former foreign office minister, warned that the failure to meet the target risked undermining the Conservatives» wider credibility.

His comments are a direct refutation of the argument by the former foreign office minister Kim Howells that Britain would be better off withdrawing its troops and diverting the resources to strengthening internal security.

Ben Bradshaw, a former Foreign Office minister who oversaw the workings of the security services, said it was essential for the intelligence and security committee to launch an inquiry, especially given No 10's refusal to comment on the document.

Former Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt reminded the House that the Brexit Select Committee had called unanimously for a White Paper and producing one would «enhance» Mrs May's efforts.

Mr Geidt, a former Foreign Office mandarin, was briefed to observe proceedings and keep the Queen informed.

Alan Duncan, the former international development minister, and Hugh Robertson, the former Foreign Office minister, will receive KCMG knighthoods in the diplomatic list known as «Kindly Call Me God».

Douglas Hogg, former foreign office minister, says: «Can you confirm the police are not above the law?»

By contrast, we have the former Foreign Office maverick Sherard Cowper - Coles, whose Cables From Kabul were based upon his time as ambassador there.

Ms Munn, the MP for Sheffield Heeley and a former Foreign Office minister, employs Mr Bates as her parliamentary assistant at taxpayers» expense.

«Acts of violence and abuse towards Jews are an affront to any modern society,» said the group's chairman, former Foreign Office minister Denis McShane.

The specific mention of the treatment of alleged victims suggests the committee is largely sympathetic to the claims of some MPs, including former Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant, who claim their phones were hacked but that the police have done nothing to help them establish the facts.

The former Foreign Office minister, whose book Race Plan is published this week, suggested this morning that Clegg had been forced to «meet his detractors halfway» and that this had undermined the coalition's junior party.

Crosby, the election strategist behind the Conservative campaign in May, and Bellingham, a Conservative MP since 1983 and former Foreign Office minister, are both awarded knighthoods.

Some Conservative politicians are also unhappy about the proposed trip, with Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson and former Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt both expressing concern.

But a number of Labour and SNP MPs have now called on the parliamentary authorities to «urgently investigate» the matter, with former Foreign office minister Chris Bryant calling it a «clear conflict of interest»; Caroline Lucas labelling the findings «deeply concerning» and the SNP's Deirdre Brock asking, «What kind of shameless opportunist would be supporting their colleagues in public while betraying them in private?»

Former Foreign Office minister and ex-Shadow Culture Secretary Chris Bryant has called for the Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood to investigate.

Former Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt told the BBC the feud between the Foreign Secretary and Mrs May was «not sustainable» and said it was vital they spoke with «one voice» on diplomatic issues.

Robert Renwick, a former Foreign Office mandarin, worked closely with Margaret Thatcher and his A Journey with Margaret Thatcher: Foreign Policy under the Iron Lady (Biteback # 20) is a personal assessment of her successes and failures.

One such firm is SGO, which hired former Foreign Office minister Mark Malloch - Brown as its chairman in November 2014.

Not exact matches

Presidents like Bill Clinton have tried to personally influence elections in places like Russia and Israel while in office, but Levin said he has not come across an instance where a former president has offered an endorsement in a foreign leadership race like Obama.

A spokeswoman for the British Foreign Office did not say how many British diplomats would be affected, but said Russia's response was regrettable and Moscow was in flagrant breach of international law over the killing of the former spy.

As emails disclosed by WikiLeaks laid bare internal concerns about how the Clinton Foundation's funding might impact the former Secretary of State's run for the Oval Office, former President Bill Clinton announced in August that the nonprofit would reject corporate and foreign donations if Hillary Clinton prevailed in her campaign.

Mueller's office has obtained a wealth of subpoenaed documents about the president's conduct and has taken secret testimony from cooperating witnesses — Michael Flynn, former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and former campaign aide Rick Gates — any one of whom would be in a position to contradict Trump and expose him to perjury charges.

Britain has already felt the impact of the tougher Xi approach over Hong Kong with the refusal late last year to allow a Commons select committee to visit the former colony and, in January, the snubbing of the Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire by the two most senior Hong Kong officials.

He shows all the strengths and weaknesses of Geoffrey Howe, notes that John Major's brief period as Foreign Secretary was an uphill task, but greatly admired Douglas Hurd, a former diplomat and junior Foreign Office minister.

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage welcomed the departure of Rogers, stating: «The Foreign Office needs a complete clear out.»

Former Liberal Democrat leader and member of the Commons foreign affairs committee Sir Menzies Campbell called for Israel's ambassador to be summoned to the Foreign Office to answer any allegforeign affairs committee Sir Menzies Campbell called for Israel's ambassador to be summoned to the Foreign Office to answer any allegForeign Office to answer any allegations.

He attempts to get a US congressman to table a «favourable» motion (about independence) to «snooker» the Foreign Office, tries but fails to persuade the former (Labour) first minister Henry McLeish to back independence (he «is clearly torn between loyalty to party and country»), and tries but fails to win the Scottish Sun's backing (on September 7th Murdoch is still prevaricating; by September 16th he has opted for «benign neutrality»).

Walden was Johnson's director of communications at City Hall and he ran the former London mayor's transition team at the Foreign Office.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al - Thani in his office just as he sought for more private foreign investors to help grow the Nigerian economy.

A recent study by the former UK Foreign Office chief economist Gregor Irwin estimates that the renegotiation of Britain's trading relations with the EU upon exit alone would take about ten years.

Former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said: «We can not unite the party if the leader's office is determined to divide us.»

The incidents have gone up since the Home Office decided to send us former foreign national prisoners.

He argued that the three sector agencies namely; the Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry and National Security had supervisory role over the former detainees «so if you [government] want to have a full picture, you would have gone to these three agencies to find out, and if you didn't find anything on record, you would have [also] invited those who were occupying these offices for more details.»

Delegates included current Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan, former Secretary of State for Wales and former Brexit Minister David Jones, Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald, Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon, Shadow Minister of Women and Equalities Sarah Champion, the SNP's Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson Joanna Cherry QC and the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Sheehan.

Meanwhile former shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP pledged to raise the matter with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, stating: «These further revelations about the shadowy ERG and their influence over the government in pushing an ultra hard Brexit agenda, in conflict with official government policy, are deeply concerning.

Lawyer Carl Gardner told the Today programme that Britain was in «uncharted territory», while Britain's former ambassador to Russia Tony Brenton suggested the Foreign Office had «overreached themselves for both tactical and legal reasons».

The new structures, which include the appointment of former Foreign and Commonwealth Office mandarin Sir Peter Ricketts as a US - style national security advisor, are to secure for the government a closer hold on strategy across a broad front

But the former Tory leader and arch-Brexiteer finally cracked when presenter Jo Coburn asked why Patel had misled The Guardian by insisting that the Foreign Office had known about the meetings.He admitted:

The Informational Tribunal said the Foreign Office must publish a draft of the dossier written by John Williams, a former journalist and head of the Foreign Office's news department.

Former colleagues of the high - flying peer may just be hoping he does a better job of bringing people together when Gordon Brown made him a Foreign Office minister in 2007.

Ed Balls is confirmed as Shadow Chancellor; his wife Yvette Cooper takes his job as shadow home secretary; Douglas Alexander takes her former portfolio of shadow foreign secretary; Lima Byrne becomes shadow work and pensions secretary; Tessa Jowell to take on responsibilities shadowing the Cabinet Office, formerly held by Byrne.

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A corporate banker before entering parliament, Baldwin has taken Rory Stewart's former minister of state role, split between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development, moving up a rank from her former job in the Ministry of Defence.

Lord Malloch - Brown, a former diplomat and Labour Foreign Office minister under Gordon Brown, who is heavily involved in a new organisation, Best for Britain, which seeks to mobilise civil society against leaving the EU, argued that Labour risked missing its chance of power if it continued hedging its bets on Brexit.

Warsi, as senior foreign office minister, was responsible for British support for international human rights law and in her resignation letter bemoaned the departure in the previous reshuffle of Kenneth Clarke, and the former attorney general Dominic Grieve.

As my colleague Caroline Molloy pointed out to me, his son - in - law is Tory MP Hugo Swire, former minister in both the Northern Ireland Office and the Foreign Office.

Dame Margaret Beckett, the Labour former foreign secretary, said Sir Ivan Rogers» resignation created a «crisis» for the Foreign foreign secretary, said Sir Ivan Rogers» resignation created a «crisis» for the Foreign Foreign Office.

Disclosing what CACOL had done in the past on Obasanjo and his suspected corruption cases, Adeniran said, «our coalition submitted a petition against former President, General Olusegun Obasanjo (Rtd) to the EFCC on November 14th, 2007 at the Lagos Zonal Office on offences bordering on alleged conspiracy, fraudulent conversion of funds and abuse of office, foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering.&Office on offences bordering on alleged conspiracy, fraudulent conversion of funds and abuse of office, foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering.&office, foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering.»

Nigel Farage, the former Ukip leader, has now called for a «complete clear - out» of the Foreign Office.