Sentences with phrase «former cabinet ministers»

Two Conservative former cabinet ministers and two ex-Labour cabinet ministers have also signed it.

As is normal in the case of memoirs of former cabinet ministers, we submitted the manuscript of the book to the Cabinet Office and the Northern Ireland Office for their comments in advance of publication.

But on Tuesday 86 parliamentarians, including eight former cabinet ministers, wrote a letter to the Guardian calling on the government to oppose statutory regulation, even if it is dressed up as «underpinning».

He survived them all, as he did in January of this year when two former Cabinet ministers - Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon - called for a leadership contest to resolve his position once and for all.

Other leaders include Nigel Lawson, the group's president, and Norman Lamont, both former cabinet ministers now in the House of Lords.

«The three former Cabinet ministers have remarkably similar backgrounds: all studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford in the 1980s and completed their education at Harvard before becoming advisers to Mr Brown or Tony Blair.

They mention, too, his lack of support among senior former cabinet ministers such as Jack Straw, Alan Johnson and Alistair Darling, all of whom are supporting David.

Cable also pointed out that his shadow cabinet contained 10 former ministers, including three former cabinet ministers.

Dispatches goes undercover to investigate how former cabinet ministers might be looking to make money from Brexit.

The newly formed Conservatives for Britain (CfB), which include former cabinet ministers Owen Paterson and John Redwood, will initially support the Prime Minister's bid to renegotiate terms of membership for the UK.

The authors include six former cabinet ministers and eight current shadow ministers, including some of the leading lights of the new intake.

Those behind the putsch are former cabinet ministers, but, as James Macintyre writes on page 12, it is not clear that this latest plot is any more likely to succeed than previous attempts to unseat the Prime Minister.

Sir Alan's Bill has the backing of over 100 Conservative and Labour MPs, including six former Cabinet ministers.

Most former cabinet ministers will now shadow their old posts, but there are a few notable exceptions, the most obvious being Gordon Brown, who has returned to the backbenches after quitting as Labour leader.

But in a letter to the Times the former Cabinet ministers urge her to reconsider to avoid another scandal over EU citizens granted the right to stay after Brexit.

Following this session, Philip Collins from The Times chaired a discussion on Brexit between former Cabinet ministers Iain Duncan Smith MP and Sir Vince Cable MP.

What an insult to those of us who worked hard at the last election to now see former cabinet ministers acting to enhance their bank balances at the expense of those who need a united party to fight the coalition.

For after prime minister's questions on Wednesday two former Cabinet ministers surprised us all with one of the worst - thought - out coup attempts in the party's history.

One of its former cabinet ministers is facing jail at the end of a re-run trial of his ex-wife in which family disputes are to be aired this week for a second time.

[24] Alongside Brown and Hague, 17 former cabinet ministers stood down at the election, including Stephen Dorrell, Jack Straw, Alistair Darling, David Blunkett, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Dame Tessa Jowell.

David Cameron has just demanded an investigation into the allegations that former Cabinet ministers have discussed offers to lobby the government in return for considerable sums of money - up to # 5,000 a day in the case of Stephen Byers.

Furiously branding it «a punishment budget» and «Project Fear in hyperspace», the 65 MPs — including seven former Cabinet ministers — vowed to vote it down in the Commons.

former Democratic Unionist Party MP and nine Conservatives, including at least two former Cabinet ministers, are also to become peers.

So when the next government is formed, the most influential of Major's former Cabinet ministers will have left the building.

Three former Cabinet ministers are considered frontrunners: Iain Gray, Cathy Jamieson and Andy Kerr.

Meanwhile, former cabinet ministers Danny Alexander and Vince Cable get knighthoods, after apparently turning down the chance to go to the House of Lords.

Shapps told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the solution to the leadership crisis is not «to bury our heads in the sand» and claimed to have the support of about 30 MPs including five former cabinet ministers.

Also voting with the SNP were former cabinet ministers Cheryl Gillan and David Jones, and mayoral wannabe Zac Goldsmith.

Ritula Shah invites award - winning Times columnist and author David Aaronovitch to debate the role of ideals with Jill Kirby and former cabinet ministers David Blunkett and Nigel Lawson.

Linger a moment over the list of Labour «rebels»; former Leader Neil Kinnock, former cabinet ministers, two former chairs of the Parliamentary Labour Party and a former Commons Chief Whip.

It's a familiar theme of former cabinet ministers who were less keen when in office.

Over 100 peers are due to speak in the debate over the two days and yesterday a number of senior Tories - including many former Cabinet ministers - contributed to the discussion with more than note of scepticism.

Former cabinet ministers have also tended to move into the upper chamber, although that has not always been the case; Jack Straw, who was cleared of breaching rules, concerning cash - for - access allegations, was not nominated for a peerage in 2016.

«The justice secretary said the move by former cabinet ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt had been «ill judged and very ill advised».»

«The full scale of the backlash against two former cabinet ministers» failed bid to initiate a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership started to emerge today.

As Brown prepared for Prime Minister's Questions, the former Cabinet ministers circulated a letter among colleagues calling for a secret ballot on his leadership.

In London, former Cabinet ministers Vince Cable and Ed Davey are putting themselves forward as candidates, while the party's former deputy leader Simon Hughes will stand in his former constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

There is a plethora of former cabinet ministers, as well as seasoned experts in the law, medicine, charities, the workplace, culture and much more.

Not to be unexpected, it did not take long for the rumour mill to start suggesting what next steps these former cabinet ministers might take.

Does O'Leary have a shot against party stalwarts such as former cabinet ministers Peter MacKay, Tony Clement, Kellie Leitch, Jason Kenney, Lisa Raitt or Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall?

«Two former cabinet ministers, Harry Bloy and John Yap, did not, under the advice of counsel, ever provide statements to the RCMP.»

Some Tory insiders are reportedly so disillusioned with the crop currently running that they're expressing their displeasure with former cabinet ministers like Jason Kenney, John Baird, Peter MacKay and James Moore for staying out of the contest.

Gantz is «ready to go to the next campaign with the same intelligence that we had in the last one» Yet the army «did not present the intelligence gaps,» a former cabinet minister said.

The government has built four trade and investment offices throughout China, has doubled their staff, and set up former cabinet minister Ben Stewart as a new, permanent special representative who is based in Beijing.

According to a former cabinet minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ministers acted as a symbolic «rubber stamp» — the cabinet has no actual approval power — and accepted the plans presented to them by the military.

Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice held a goodbye party before the House rose.

As a former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Premier, Clark sat around Gordon Campbell's cabinet table for some of the most...

Former cabinet minister Gary Mar entered the PC leadership contest with a slick campaign speech, his own Twitter hashtag — #GOGARY, and an endorsement from cabinet minister Iris Evans.

Kerry Towle (Innisfail - Sylvan Lake) Defeated three - term PC MLA and former cabinet minister Luke Ouellette.

Calgary - North West: First - term PC MLA and former cabinet minister Sandra Jansen defeated past city council candidate Blair Houston in the PC nomination.