Sentences with phrase «former coalition minister»

Davey, who was energy and climate change secretary in the coalition government of 2010 - 15, said there was frustration that the party had failed to make progress in the polls since last year's general election under its new leader, Vince Cable, another former coalition minister.

Sir Alan Duncan, a former Coalition minister, is publishing legislation calling for a repeal of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, which means elections can only be held every five years.

Former coalition minister Jo Swinson's made the brave decision to fight for her old seat for the Lib Dems at the earliest opportunity.

He faces a possible challenge for the top job from fellow former coalition ministers Sir Ed Davey and Norman Lamb.

Not exact matches

The coalition of business associations is urging Ottawa to refrain from issuing an order, however, which was last used in 2013 - 14 by former prime minister Stephen Harper when grain shipments were similarly backlogged.

Labor first proposed the idea of an inspector - general for animal welfare in 2013, but former agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce dumped it when the Coalition came to power.

Norman Lamb: Liberal Democrat MP and former health minister in the coalition government was the only MP to speak.

The Former Deputy Local Government Minister and Rural Development in the Kufuor administration had described as ridiculous the call by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) on president - elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days in office.

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In this exclusive extract from his new book, the former deputy prime minister reveals the chaos behind closed doors in the early day of the coalition government

On Tuesday the former coalition Liberal Democrat minister Sarah Teather warned MPs the labels would «set neighbour against neighbour».

Unison's general secretary Dave Prentis warned Labour in Britain could suffer the same fate as its namesake party in Australia, where former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been decisively defeated by Tony Abbott's Liberal - National coalition by taking 88 seats to Labor's 57.

The theme of coalitions continues in David Lloyd George: The Great Outsider (Little, Brown # 25) by Roy Hattersley, former Labour cabinet minister.

These reservations are shared widely in the Liberal Democrat Party, and have given rise to separate reports that Business Secretary, Vince Cable, who is a former member of the Labour Party, was deeply unhappy at the time of the deal being struck and made last ditch appeals to outgoing Prime Minister Gordon Brown in an attempt to strike a Coalition deal with Labour.

Ed Davey, another former minister from the 2010 - 15 coalition who won his seat back, is yet to declare his intentions.

The son of former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd and MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner - who is minister for civil society in the Coalition Government - is today marrying Lady Clare Kerr, the elder daughter of the Marquess of Lothian - better known as former Conservative Party chairman, Michael Ancram.

In Politics: Between the Extremes, former Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg explains the challenges of being the small, Liberal partner in the coalition, and argues forcefully for the importance of -LSB-...]

The comments will be seen not only as a veiled dig at Theresa May, but a put - down to former Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the 2010 - 2015 coalition government before securing an outright majority.

«Awkward,» said someone sitting next to me as the prime minister greeted his former coalition partner warmly and sat down.

Earlier this week Cable praised Sarah Teather's attack against the coalition's immigration and welfare policies, which the former minister cited as reasons for her decision to stand down from parliament at the next election, as «eloquent».

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.

Earlier this week the coalition received support from an unexpected quarter, when former prime minister Tony Blair attacked the civil service for being «hopelessly bureaucratic».

Details have been released of the selection panel for the new inspector and one name stands out: Lord Oliver Henley, former Tory minister at the Home Office and Defra under the coalition, as well as serving in numerous government roles under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

A former Conservative minister wondered about the future of the coalition, after Liberal Democrat partners «ratted and reneged» on a deal over new Parliamentary boundaries, and he claimed the smaller party could no longer be trusted.

The former prime minister told the inquiry: «I believe if I started to articulate this, in a sense saying «I can not be sure», the effect of that on the Americans, the coalition and most importantly on Saddam would have been dramatic.»

Instead, they believe the growing opposition inside the Labour party, including from vocal former ministers and some MPs angry at what they regarded as the lack of consultation, confirmed Clegg in his view that a Lib Dem - Labour coalition would be not just be illegitimate, but instable.

The former cabinet minister argued there was a long history of the government «dragging its heels» when it came to the tax practices of its own overseas territories, claiming he witnessed the lack of action when he was in the coalition government.

Former deputy prime minister says alarm generated about possible coalition amplified Tories» main attack message

Bonar Law was followed by the Earl of Balfour, the former Prime Minister, who made a speech in support of the Coalition.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the Cameron — Clegg coalition [1][2][3][4][5] after the former was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010.

The former minister, who was the guest preacher, therefore, lambasted the Coalition of Arewa Youth Groups for issuing a quit notice to Igbo living in the North.

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.

A historic radical coalition of Labour and Liberal Democrats is possible after the 2015 election if the two parties can forgo their tribalism and look for common ground, Chris Huhne, the former Liberal Democrat cabinet minister suggests.

In August, the name «Christopher Howarth» is listed twice in the official Register of Interests of Members» Secretaries and Research Assistants as working for the MP Steve Baker and Nick Herbert, a former Home Office and Justice minister in David Cameron's coalition government.

Other supporters include Labour MPs Tom Harris and Gerald Kaufman and former senior Tory ministers in the Coalition such as Oliver Heald, Sir Edward Garnier and Bob Neill as well as Sir Peter Tapsell, the Father of the House of Commons.

Buckingham Palace helped David Cameron and Nick Clegg keep Gordon Brown in Downing Street in the days after he lost the Election to make it easier for the Coalition to take power, a former Cabinet Minister claims tonight.

Patel claims she was on a family holiday on 24 August when she met Yair Lapid, the leader of Israel's Yesh Atid party and a former finance minister in Netanyahu's coalition government.

Lamb, a former employment lawyer, is more aligned with the politics of the coalition, having served as minister for care and support and minister for employment relations.

Sir Edward Leigh, a former minister, said breaking up the coalition would be one way of showing fed - up Conservative voters that Cameron was serious about addressing their concerns, instead of being shackled to the Liberal Democrats.

Former Lib Dem minister Steve Webb, one of the architects of the coalition's «triple - lock» pension guarantee and auto - enrolment in workplace pensions, has also been knighted.

In 1995 Romano Prodi, a former minister of Industry on behalf of the left - wing faction of Christian Democracy (DC), entered politics and founded The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo), a centre - left coalition including the PDS, the Italian People's Party (PPI), the Federation of the Greens (FdV), Italian Renewal (RI), the Italian Socialists (SI) and Democratic Union (UD).

As a former Education Minister who helped the drive for academy schools in the New Labour years, it was hoped his appointment might signal Ed Miliband's support for the Coalition's Free Schools programme.

A Conservative cabinet minister suggested getting pensioners to pick fruit and vegetables below the minimum wage instead of hiring Bulgarians and Romanians at the legal rate, a former Lib Dem coalition colleague has claimed.

Speaking to reporters in Bournemouth, the former energy secretary, who won his south London seat of Kingston and Surbiton back in June, said he attempted to force through the policy in coalition but had been blocked by former prime minister David Cameron.

Former minister David Laws said he was «very happy to be a backbench supporter» of the coalition, when he was asked if he would return to government.

Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat MP and former business minister in the coalition government, said nine studies crossed his desk that attempted to assess the impact on wages across the economy, all of which he claims were suppressed by the Home Office.

Imagining what could have happened had the Tories not become the senior coalition partners, Mr Pickles warned of a «dour» Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, cursing Tony Blair and listening to the advice of former spin doctor Damian McBride and «policy wonk» Ed Miliband.

The former deputy prime minister said broadcasters» and the media's «endless crystal ball gazing» about the likelihood of another coalition government meant the Conservatives were not properly questioned about the policies they would pursue in power.

David Laws, a Lib Dem MP and former Treasury minister, said the stand - off over reform could lead to a «chain reaction» which threatened the rest of the Coalition's programme.

The former coalition health minister, Norman Lamb, has confirmed he will stand for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats.